Artist'S Bracket vs Flat-headed Kusimanse

Ganoderma applanatum compared with Crossarchus platycephalus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Artist'S Bracket Flat-headed Kusimanse
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 Crossarchus
Species Ganoderma applanatum Crossarchus platycephalus

Conservation Status

Artist'S Bracket

LC — Least Concern

Flat-headed Kusimanse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Artist'S Bracket Flat-headed Kusimanse
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).

Flat-headed Kusimanse

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.

Flat-headed Kusimanse

No description available.

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