Brown Funnel Polypore vs Ceylon Spiny Mouse

Coltricia perennis compared with Mus fernandoni

Key Differences

• Brown Funnel Polypore is Least Concern while Ceylon Spiny Mouse is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Funnel Polypore	Ceylon Spiny Mouse
Kingdom	Fungi (菌界)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (担子菌門)	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class	Agaricomycetes (真正担子菌綱)	Mammalia (哺乳類)
Order	Hymenochaetales (Hymenochaetales)	Rodentia (ネズミ目)
Family	Hymenochaetaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Coltricia	Mus (House Mice)
Species	Coltricia perennis	Mus fernandoni

Conservation Status

Brown Funnel Polypore

LC — Least Concern

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Funnel Polypore	Ceylon Spiny Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brown Funnel Polypore

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Brown Funnel Polypore

The Brown Funnel Polypore (Coltricia perennis) is a species in the genus Coltricia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

The Ceylon Spiny Mouse (Mus fernandoni) is a species in the genus Mus. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List.