Large Short-tailed Rat vs Rusty Porecrust

Brachyuromys ramirohitra compared with Fuscoporia ferruginosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large Short-tailed Rat	Rusty Porecrust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Hymenochaetales (Hymenochaetales)
Family	Nesomyidae	Hymenochaetaceae
Genus	Brachyuromys	Fuscoporia
Species	Brachyuromys ramirohitra	Fuscoporia ferruginosa

Conservation Status

Large Short-tailed Rat

LC — Least Concern

Rusty Porecrust

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large Short-tailed Rat	Rusty Porecrust
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large Short-tailed Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rusty Porecrust

Habitat

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

Range

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