Kupferroter Lackporling vs Wanderratte

Ganoderma pfeifferi compared with Rattus norvegicus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Kupferroter Lackporling	Wanderratte
Kingdom	Fungi (Pilze)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Ständerpilze)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Polyporales (Stielporlingsartige)	Rodentia (Nagetiere)
Family	Polyporaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Ganoderma	Rattus
Species	Ganoderma pfeifferi	Rattus norvegicus

Conservation Status

Kupferroter Lackporling

LC — Least Concern

Wanderratte

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Kupferroter Lackporling	Wanderratte
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Kupferroter Lackporling

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Poland, Slovenia, and Sweden.

Wanderratte

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 10 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (11 countries), Asia (15 countries), Europe (41 countries), North America (16 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (10 countries), and South America (10 countries).

Kupferroter Lackporling

The Beeswax Bracket (Ganoderma pfeifferi) is a species in the genus Ganoderma. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Wanderratte

Brown Rat (Rattus norvegicus) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇱 Poland 🇸🇮 Slovenia 🇸🇪 Sweden