Cape mole-rat vs Lacquered Bracket

Georychus capensis compared with Ganoderma lucidum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cape mole-rat	Lacquered Bracket
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Bathyergidae	Polyporaceae
Genus	Georychus	Ganoderma
Species	Georychus capensis	Ganoderma lucidum

Conservation Status

Cape mole-rat

LC — Least Concern

Lacquered Bracket

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cape mole-rat	Lacquered Bracket
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cape mole-rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lacquered Bracket

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

Cape mole-rat

The Cape Mole-rat (Georychus capensis) is a species in the genus Georychus. It is currently classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.