Fragrant Bracket vs Mountain Water Rat

Trametes suaveolens compared with Baiyankamys habbema

Key Differences

• Fragrant Bracket is Endangered while Mountain Water Rat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fragrant Bracket	Mountain Water 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	Trametes	Baiyankamys
Species	Trametes suaveolens	Baiyankamys habbema

Conservation Status

Fragrant Bracket

EN — Endangered

Mountain Water Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fragrant Bracket	Mountain Water 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.

Mountain Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.