Lumpy Bracket vs Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Trametes gibbosa compared with Perognathus merriami

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lumpy Bracket	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse
Kingdom	Fungi (균계)	Animalia (동물)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (담자균류)	Chordata (척삭동물)
Class	Agaricomycetes (주름버섯강)	Mammalia (포유류)
Order	Polyporales (구멍장이버섯목)	Rodentia (설치류)
Family	Polyporaceae	Heteromyidae
Genus	Trametes	Perognathus
Species	Trametes gibbosa	Perognathus merriami

Conservation Status

Lumpy Bracket

LC — Least Concern

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lumpy Bracket	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lumpy Bracket

Habitat

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

Range

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

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.