Lumpy Bracket vs Pacific Spiny-rat

Trametes gibbosa compared with Proechimys decumanus

Key Differences

• Lumpy Bracket is Least Concern while Pacific Spiny-rat is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lumpy Bracket	Pacific Spiny-rat
Kingdom	Fungi (เห็ดรา)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Rodentia (อันดับสัตว์ฟันแทะ)
Family	Polyporaceae	Echimyidae
Genus	Trametes	Proechimys
Species	Trametes gibbosa	Proechimys decumanus

Conservation Status

Lumpy Bracket

LC — Least Concern

Pacific Spiny-rat

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lumpy Bracket	Pacific Spiny-rat
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).

Pacific Spiny-rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.