Bay Polypore vs Mérida Brocket

Picipes badius compared with Mazama bricenii

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bay Polypore	Mérida 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 bricenii

Conservation Status

Bay Polypore

LC — Least Concern

Mérida Brocket

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bay Polypore	Mérida 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.

Mérida Brocket

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.