Lacquered Bracket vs Plains Pocket Mouse

Ganoderma lucidum compared with Perognathus flavescens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lacquered Bracket	Plains 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 lucidum	Perognathus flavescens

Conservation Status

Lacquered Bracket

LC — Least Concern

Plains Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lacquered Bracket	Plains Pocket Mouse
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).

Plains Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.