Giant Elm Bracket vs Large Short-tailed Rat

Rigidoporus ulmarius compared with Brachyuromys ramirohitra

Key Differences

• Giant Elm Bracket is Not Evaluated while Large Short-tailed Rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Giant Elm Bracket	Large Short-tailed 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	Brachyuromys
Species	Rigidoporus ulmarius	Brachyuromys ramirohitra

Conservation Status

Giant Elm Bracket

NE — Not Evaluated

Large Short-tailed Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Giant Elm Bracket	Large Short-tailed 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.

Large Short-tailed Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.