Artist'S Bracket vs Hector s Dolphin

Ganoderma applanatum compared with Cephalorhynchus hectori

Key Differences

• Artist'S Bracket is Least Concern while Hector s Dolphin is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Artist'S Bracket	Hector s Dolphin
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Polyporaceae	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)
Genus	Ganoderma	Cephalorhynchus
Species	Ganoderma applanatum	Cephalorhynchus hectori

Conservation Status

Artist'S Bracket

LC — Least Concern

Hector s Dolphin

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Artist'S Bracket	Hector s Dolphin
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).

Hector s Dolphin

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.