Large Short-tailed Rat vs Red-Banded Polypore

Brachyuromys ramirohitra compared with Fomitopsis pinicola

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large Short-tailed Rat	Red-Banded Polypore
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Nesomyidae	Fomitopsidaceae
Genus	Brachyuromys	Fomitopsis
Species	Brachyuromys ramirohitra	Fomitopsis pinicola

Conservation Status

Large Short-tailed Rat

LC — Least Concern

Red-Banded Polypore

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large Short-tailed Rat	Red-Banded Polypore
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large Short-tailed Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red-Banded Polypore

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and North America (United States).