Fragrant Bracket vs Pig-footed bandicoot

Trametes suaveolens compared with Chaeropus ecaudatus

Key Differences

Fragrant Bracket is Endangered while Pig-footed bandicoot is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fragrant Bracket	Pig-footed bandicoot
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Peramelemorphia (Peramelemorphia)
Family	Polyporaceae	Chaeropodidae
Genus	Trametes	Chaeropus
Species	Trametes suaveolens	Chaeropus ecaudatus

Conservation Status

Fragrant Bracket

EN — Endangered

Pig-footed bandicoot

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fragrant Bracket	Pig-footed bandicoot
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.