African Darter vs Lacquered Bracket

Anhinga rufa compared with Ganoderma lucidum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Darter	Lacquered Bracket
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Suliformes (Suliformes)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Anhingidae	Polyporaceae
Genus	Anhinga	Ganoderma
Species	Anhinga rufa	Ganoderma lucidum

Conservation Status

African Darter

LC — Least Concern

Lacquered Bracket

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Darter	Lacquered Bracket
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African Darter

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.

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).

African Darter

The African Darter (Anhinga rufa) is a species in the genus Anhinga. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.