Artist'S Bracket vs Large-eared Hutia

Ganoderma applanatum compared with Mesocapromys auritus

Key Differences

• Artist'S Bracket is Least Concern while Large-eared Hutia is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Artist'S Bracket	Large-eared Hutia
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Polyporaceae	Capromyidae
Genus	Ganoderma	Mesocapromys
Species	Ganoderma applanatum	Mesocapromys auritus

Conservation Status

Artist'S Bracket

LC — Least Concern

Large-eared Hutia

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Artist'S Bracket	Large-eared Hutia
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).

Large-eared Hutia

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.