Artist'S Bracket vs Fossa

Ganoderma applanatum compared with Cryptoprocta ferox

Key Differences

• Artist'S Bracket is Least Concern while Fossa is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Artist'S Bracket	Fossa
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Polyporaceae	Eupleridae
Genus	Ganoderma	Cryptoprocta
Species	Ganoderma applanatum	Cryptoprocta ferox

Conservation Status

Artist'S Bracket

LC — Least Concern

Fossa

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Artist'S Bracket	Fossa
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).

Fossa

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.