Bay Polypore vs Dwarf Brocket

Picipes badius compared with Mazama chunyi

Key Differences

• Bay Polypore is Least Concern while Dwarf Brocket is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bay Polypore	Dwarf Brocket
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Polyporaceae	Cervidae (Deer)
Genus	Picipes	Mazama
Species	Picipes badius	Mazama chunyi

Conservation Status

Bay Polypore

LC — Least Concern

Dwarf Brocket

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bay Polypore	Dwarf Brocket
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.

Dwarf Brocket

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.