Elegant Polypore vs Lemming-Gebirgswühlmaus

Cerioporus varius compared with Alticola lemminus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Polypore	Lemming-Gebirgswühlmaus
Kingdom	Fungi (Pilze)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Ständerpilze)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Polyporales (Stielporlingsartige)	Rodentia (Nagetiere)
Family	Polyporaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Cerioporus	Alticola
Species	Cerioporus varius	Alticola lemminus

Conservation Status

Elegant Polypore

LC — Least Concern

Lemming-Gebirgswühlmaus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elegant Polypore	Lemming-Gebirgswühlmaus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Polypore

Habitat

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

Range

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

Lemming-Gebirgswühlmaus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.