Artist'S Bracket vs Boodie

Ganoderma applanatum compared with Bettongia lesueur

Key Differences

• Artist'S Bracket is Least Concern while Boodie is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Artist'S Bracket	Boodie
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Polyporaceae	Potoroidae
Genus	Ganoderma	Bettongia
Species	Ganoderma applanatum	Bettongia lesueur

Conservation Status

Artist'S Bracket

LC — Least Concern

Boodie

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Artist'S Bracket	Boodie
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).

Boodie

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.

Boodie

The Boodie (Bettongia lesueur) is a species in the genus Bettongia. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.