Beeswax Bracket vs Black Laceweaver

Ganoderma pfeifferi compared with Amaurobius ferox

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beeswax Bracket	Black Laceweaver
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Araneae (Araneae)
Family	Polyporaceae	Amaurobiidae
Genus	Ganoderma	Amaurobius
Species	Ganoderma pfeifferi	Amaurobius ferox

Conservation Status

Beeswax Bracket

LC — Least Concern

Black Laceweaver

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beeswax Bracket	Black Laceweaver
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beeswax Bracket

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Poland, Slovenia, and Sweden.

Black Laceweaver

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Sweden, and United States.

Beeswax Bracket

The Beeswax Bracket (Ganoderma pfeifferi) is a species in the genus Ganoderma. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Black Laceweaver

The Black Laceweaver (Amaurobius ferox) is a species in the genus Amaurobius. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.