Artist'S Bracket vs blunt tellin

Ganoderma applanatum compared with Arcopagia crassa

Key Differences

• Artist'S Bracket is Least Concern while blunt tellin is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Artist'S Bracket	blunt tellin
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Cardiida (Cardiida)
Family	Polyporaceae	Tellinidae
Genus	Ganoderma	Arcopagia
Species	Ganoderma applanatum	Arcopagia crassa

Conservation Status

Artist'S Bracket

LC — Least Concern

blunt tellin

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Artist'S Bracket	blunt tellin
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).

blunt tellin

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.

blunt tellin

The Blunt tellin (Arcopagia crassa) is a species in the genus Arcopagia. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden