Bay Polypore vs Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat

Picipes badius compared with Oligoryzomys delicatus

Key Differences

• Bay Polypore is Least Concern while Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bay Polypore	Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Polyporaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Picipes	Oligoryzomys
Species	Picipes badius	Oligoryzomys delicatus

Conservation Status

Bay Polypore

LC — Least Concern

Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bay Polypore	Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bay Polypore

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Sweden, and United States.

Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

Bay Polypore

The Bay Polypore (Picipes badius) is a species in the genus Picipes. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.