Lacquered Bracket vs Lesser Short-tailed Rat

Ganoderma lucidum compared with Brachyuromys betsileoensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lacquered Bracket	Lesser Short-tailed Rat
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	Polyporales (多孔菌目)	Rodentia (ネズミ目)
Family	Polyporaceae	Nesomyidae
Genus	Ganoderma	Brachyuromys
Species	Ganoderma lucidum	Brachyuromys betsileoensis

Conservation Status

Lacquered Bracket

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Short-tailed Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lacquered Bracket	Lesser Short-tailed Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lacquered Bracket

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).

Lesser Short-tailed Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.