Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse vs Lacquered Bracket

Chiropodomys major compared with Ganoderma lucidum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse	Lacquered Bracket
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Polyporaceae
Genus	Chiropodomys	Ganoderma
Species	Chiropodomys major	Ganoderma lucidum

Conservation Status

Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Lacquered Bracket

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse	Lacquered Bracket
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Greater Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lacquered Bracket

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).