Artist'S Bracket vs Ornate Cuscus

Ganoderma applanatum compared with Phalanger ornatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Artist'S Bracket	Ornate Cuscus
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Polyporaceae	Phalangeridae
Genus	Ganoderma	Phalanger
Species	Ganoderma applanatum	Phalanger ornatus

Conservation Status

Artist'S Bracket

LC — Least Concern

Ornate Cuscus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Artist'S Bracket	Ornate Cuscus
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).

Ornate Cuscus

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.