Honey possum vs White Cheese Polypore

Tarsipes rostratus compared with Tyromyces chioneus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Honey possum	White Cheese Polypore
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Tarsipedidae	Incrustoporiaceae
Genus	Tarsipes	Tyromyces
Species	Tarsipes rostratus	Tyromyces chioneus

Conservation Status

Honey possum

LC — Least Concern

White Cheese Polypore

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Honey possum	White Cheese Polypore
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Honey possum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

White Cheese Polypore

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.