Artist'S Bracket vs Iberian Mole

Ganoderma applanatum compared with Talpa occidentalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Artist'S Bracket	Iberian Mole
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Polyporaceae	Talpidae
Genus	Ganoderma	Talpa
Species	Ganoderma applanatum	Talpa occidentalis

Conservation Status

Artist'S Bracket

LC — Least Concern

Iberian Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Artist'S Bracket	Iberian Mole
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).

Iberian Mole

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.