Mouse bandicoot vs Rooting Polypore

Microperoryctes murina compared with Polyporus radicatus

Key Differences

• Mouse bandicoot is Vulnerable while Rooting Polypore is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mouse bandicoot	Rooting Polypore
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Peramelemorphia (Peramelemorphia)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Peramelidae	Polyporaceae
Genus	Microperoryctes	Polyporus
Species	Microperoryctes murina	Polyporus radicatus

Conservation Status

Mouse bandicoot

VU — Vulnerable

Rooting Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mouse bandicoot	Rooting Polypore
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mouse bandicoot

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rooting Polypore

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.