Fragrant Bracket vs Honey possum

Trametes suaveolens compared with Tarsipes rostratus

Key Differences

• Fragrant Bracket is Endangered while Honey possum is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fragrant Bracket	Honey possum
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Polyporaceae	Tarsipedidae
Genus	Trametes	Tarsipes
Species	Trametes suaveolens	Tarsipes rostratus

Conservation Status

Fragrant Bracket

EN — Endangered

Honey possum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fragrant Bracket	Honey possum
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.

Honey possum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.