Dryad'S Saddle vs Large Short-tailed Rat

Cerioporus squamosus compared with Brachyuromys ramirohitra

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dryad'S Saddle	Large Short-tailed Rat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Polyporaceae	Nesomyidae
Genus	Cerioporus	Brachyuromys
Species	Cerioporus squamosus	Brachyuromys ramirohitra

Conservation Status

Dryad'S Saddle

LC — Least Concern

Large Short-tailed Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dryad'S Saddle	Large Short-tailed Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dryad'S Saddle

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Sweden, and United States.

Large Short-tailed Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.