Australian Brush-turkey vs Lacquered Bracket

Alectura lathami compared with Ganoderma lucidum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Australian Brush-turkey	Lacquered Bracket
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Galliformes (Galliformes)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Megapodiidae	Polyporaceae
Genus	Alectura	Ganoderma
Species	Alectura lathami	Ganoderma lucidum

Conservation Status

Australian Brush-turkey

LC — Least Concern

Lacquered Bracket

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Australian Brush-turkey	Lacquered Bracket
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Australian Brush-turkey

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Norway and United Kingdom.

Lacquered Bracket

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

Australian Brush-turkey

The Australian Brush-turkey (Alectura lathami) is a species in the genus Alectura. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.