Hemlock Varnish Shelf vs Little Pocket Mouse

Ganoderma tsugae compared with Perognathus longimembris

Key Differences

• Hemlock Varnish Shelf is Not Evaluated while Little Pocket Mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hemlock Varnish Shelf	Little Pocket Mouse
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Polyporaceae	Heteromyidae
Genus	Ganoderma	Perognathus
Species	Ganoderma tsugae	Perognathus longimembris

Conservation Status

Hemlock Varnish Shelf

NE — Not Evaluated

Little Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hemlock Varnish Shelf	Little Pocket Mouse
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).

Little Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.