Kupferroter Lackporling vs Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Ganoderma pfeifferi compared with Perognathus merriami

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Kupferroter Lackporling	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse
Kingdom	Fungi (Pilze)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Ständerpilze)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Polyporales (Stielporlingsartige)	Rodentia (Nagetiere)
Family	Polyporaceae	Heteromyidae
Genus	Ganoderma	Perognathus
Species	Ganoderma pfeifferi	Perognathus merriami

Conservation Status

Kupferroter Lackporling

LC — Least Concern

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Kupferroter Lackporling	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse
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.

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.