Artist'S Bracket vs Large False Serotine

Ganoderma applanatum compared with Hesperoptenus tomesi

Key Differences

• Artist'S Bracket is Least Concern while Large False Serotine is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Artist'S Bracket	Large False Serotine
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Polyporaceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Ganoderma	Hesperoptenus
Species	Ganoderma applanatum	Hesperoptenus tomesi

Conservation Status

Artist'S Bracket

LC — Least Concern

Large False Serotine

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Artist'S Bracket	Large False Serotine
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 False Serotine

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.