Artist'S Bracket vs Banded Mongoose

Ganoderma applanatum compared with Mungos mungo

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Artist'S Bracket Banded Mongoose
Kingdom Fungi (Fungi) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Basidiomycota (Club Fungi) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Polyporales (Polyporales) Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family Polyporaceae Herpestidae
Genus Ganoderma Mungos
Species Ganoderma applanatum Mungos mungo

Conservation Status

Artist'S Bracket

LC — Least Concern

Banded Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Artist'S Bracket Banded Mongoose
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Artist'S Bracket

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Banded Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Artist'S Bracket

Artist's bracket (Ganoderma applanatum) is a species in the genus Ganoderma. It is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Banded Mongoose

The Banded Mongoose (Mungos mungo) is a species in the genus Mungos. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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