Lumpy Bracket vs Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Trametes gibbosa compared with Perognathus merriami

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lumpy Bracket	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse
Kingdom	Fungi (真菌界)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (担子菌门)	Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class	Agaricomycetes (傘菌綱)	Mammalia (哺乳動物)
Order	Polyporales (多孔菌目)	Rodentia (啮齿目)
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.