Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa vs Lacquered Bracket

Cardiocranius paradoxus compared with Ganoderma lucidum

Key Differences

• Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa is Data Deficient while Lacquered Bracket is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa	Lacquered Bracket
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Dipodidae	Polyporaceae
Genus	Cardiocranius	Ganoderma
Species	Cardiocranius paradoxus	Ganoderma lucidum

Conservation Status

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

DD — Data Deficient

Lacquered Bracket

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa	Lacquered Bracket
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

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).