Lacquered Bracket vs Large Short-tailed Rat

Ganoderma lucidum compared with Brachyuromys ramirohitra

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lacquered Bracket	Large Short-tailed Rat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Polyporaceae	Nesomyidae
Genus	Ganoderma	Brachyuromys
Species	Ganoderma lucidum	Brachyuromys ramirohitra

Conservation Status

Lacquered Bracket

LC — Least Concern

Large Short-tailed Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lacquered Bracket	Large Short-tailed Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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).

Large Short-tailed Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.