Fragrant Bracket vs Giant Blind Mole Rat

Trametes suaveolens compared with Spalax giganteus

Key Differences

• Fragrant Bracket is Endangered while Giant Blind Mole Rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fragrant Bracket	Giant Blind Mole Rat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Polyporaceae	Spalacidae
Genus	Trametes	Spalax
Species	Trametes suaveolens	Spalax giganteus

Conservation Status

Fragrant Bracket

EN — Endangered

Giant Blind Mole Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fragrant Bracket	Giant Blind Mole Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fragrant Bracket

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, Mediterranean forests and woodlands, and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Chile). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Giant Blind Mole Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.