Fragrant Bracket vs Porter s Rock Rat

Trametes suaveolens compared with Aconaemys porteri

Key Differences

Fragrant Bracket is Endangered while Porter s Rock Rat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fragrant Bracket	Porter s Rock Rat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Polyporaceae	Octodontidae
Genus	Trametes	Aconaemys
Species	Trametes suaveolens	Aconaemys porteri

Conservation Status

Fragrant Bracket

EN — Endangered

Porter s Rock Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fragrant Bracket	Porter s Rock 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.