Lavasoa Dwarf Lemur vs

Cheirogaleus lavasoensis compared with Postia lowei

Key Differences

• Lavasoa Dwarf Lemur is Endangered while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lavasoa Dwarf Lemur
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Cheirogaleidae	Dacryobolaceae
Genus	Cheirogaleus	Postia
Species	Cheirogaleus lavasoensis	Postia lowei

Conservation Status

Lavasoa Dwarf Lemur

EN — Endangered

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lavasoa Dwarf Lemur
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lavasoa Dwarf Lemur

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.