Elegant Polypore vs Fat Sand Rat

Cerioporus varius compared with Psammomys obesus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Polypore	Fat Sand Rat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Polyporaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Cerioporus	Psammomys
Species	Cerioporus varius	Psammomys obesus

Conservation Status

Elegant Polypore

LC — Least Concern

Fat Sand Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elegant Polypore	Fat Sand Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Polypore

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Fat Sand Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.