Giant Elm Bracket vs Indomalayan Bamboo Rat

Rigidoporus ulmarius compared with Rhizomys sumatrensis

Key Differences

• Giant Elm Bracket is Not Evaluated while Indomalayan Bamboo Rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Giant Elm Bracket	Indomalayan Bamboo Rat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Meripilaceae	Spalacidae
Genus	Rigidoporus	Rhizomys
Species	Rigidoporus ulmarius	Rhizomys sumatrensis

Conservation Status

Giant Elm Bracket

NE — Not Evaluated

Indomalayan Bamboo Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Giant Elm Bracket	Indomalayan Bamboo 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.

Indomalayan Bamboo Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.