Elbowpatch Crust vs Polynesian rat

Fomitiporia punctata compared with Rattus exulans

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elbowpatch Crust	Polynesian rat
Kingdom	Fungi (真菌界)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (担子菌门)	Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class	Agaricomycetes (傘菌綱)	Mammalia (哺乳動物)
Order	Hymenochaetales (锈革孔菌目)	Rodentia (啮齿目)
Family	Hymenochaetaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Fomitiporia	Rattus
Species	Fomitiporia punctata	Rattus exulans

Conservation Status

Elbowpatch Crust

LC — Least Concern

Polynesian rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elbowpatch Crust	Polynesian rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elbowpatch Crust

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Polynesian rat

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Australasia and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (6 countries), Europe (United Kingdom), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (11 countries), and South America (Chile).