Cushion Bracket vs Fat-tailed Jird

Phellinus pomaceus compared with Pachyuromys duprasi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cushion Bracket	Fat-tailed Jird
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Hymenochaetales (Hymenochaetales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Hymenochaetaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Phellinus	Pachyuromys
Species	Phellinus pomaceus	Pachyuromys duprasi

Conservation Status

Cushion Bracket

LC — Least Concern

Fat-tailed Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cushion Bracket	Fat-tailed Jird
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cushion Bracket

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Fat-tailed Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.