Niceforo Maria’s Oldfield Mouse vs White Cheese Polypore

Thomasomys nicefori compared with Tyromyces chioneus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Niceforo Maria’s Oldfield Mouse	White Cheese Polypore
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Cricetidae	Incrustoporiaceae
Genus	Thomasomys	Tyromyces
Species	Thomasomys nicefori	Tyromyces chioneus

Conservation Status

Niceforo Maria’s Oldfield Mouse

LC — Least Concern

White Cheese Polypore

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Niceforo Maria’s Oldfield Mouse	White Cheese Polypore
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Niceforo Maria’s Oldfield Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

White Cheese Polypore

Habitat

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

Range

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