Hemlock Varnish Shelf vs Indomalayan Bamboo Rat

Ganoderma tsugae compared with Rhizomys sumatrensis

Key Differences

• Hemlock Varnish Shelf is Not Evaluated while Indomalayan Bamboo Rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hemlock Varnish Shelf	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	Polyporaceae	Spalacidae
Genus	Ganoderma	Rhizomys
Species	Ganoderma tsugae	Rhizomys sumatrensis

Conservation Status

Hemlock Varnish Shelf

NE — Not Evaluated

Indomalayan Bamboo Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hemlock Varnish Shelf	Indomalayan Bamboo Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hemlock Varnish Shelf

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).

Indomalayan Bamboo Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.