Giant Elm Bracket vs Giant Jumping Rat

Rigidoporus ulmarius compared with Hypogeomys antimena

Key Differences

• Giant Elm Bracket is Not Evaluated while Giant Jumping Rat is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Giant Elm Bracket	Giant Jumping Rat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Meripilaceae	Nesomyidae
Genus	Rigidoporus	Hypogeomys
Species	Rigidoporus ulmarius	Hypogeomys antimena

Conservation Status

Giant Elm Bracket

NE — Not Evaluated

Giant Jumping Rat

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Giant Elm Bracket	Giant Jumping Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Giant Elm Bracket

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Norway, and Portugal.

Giant Jumping Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.