Beeswax Bracket vs Formosan Serow

Ganoderma pfeifferi compared with Capricornis swinhoei

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beeswax Bracket	Formosan Serow
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Polyporaceae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Ganoderma	Capricornis
Species	Ganoderma pfeifferi	Capricornis swinhoei

Conservation Status

Beeswax Bracket

LC — Least Concern

Formosan Serow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beeswax Bracket	Formosan Serow
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.

Formosan Serow

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

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.