Peruvian Ichthyomyine vs

Neusticomys peruviensis compared with Postia lowei

Key Differences

• Peruvian Ichthyomyine is Least Concern while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Peruvian Ichthyomyine
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Cricetidae	Dacryobolaceae
Genus	Neusticomys	Postia
Species	Neusticomys peruviensis	Postia lowei

Conservation Status

Peruvian Ichthyomyine

LC — Least Concern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Peruvian Ichthyomyine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Peruvian Ichthyomyine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador.

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.