Kazbeg Birch Mouse vs

Sicista kazbegica compared with Postia lowei

Key Differences

• Kazbeg Birch Mouse is Endangered while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Kazbeg Birch Mouse
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Dipodidae	Dacryobolaceae
Genus	Sicista	Postia
Species	Sicista kazbegica	Postia lowei

Conservation Status

Kazbeg Birch Mouse

EN — Endangered

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Kazbeg Birch Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Kazbeg Birch Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and Taiwan.

Postia lowei is a soft, white to cream-colored bracket fungus forming annual, shelf-like fruiting bodies on decaying conifer wood. It inhabits boreal and montane coniferous forests, growing on dead fallen logs and stumps. This brown-rot saprotrophic fungus decomposes the cellulose of conifer wood, leaving characteristic brown cubical rot.