Beeswax Bracket vs Harlequin Bat

Ganoderma pfeifferi compared with Scotomanes ornatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beeswax Bracket	Harlequin Bat
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	Scotomanes
Species	Ganoderma pfeifferi	Scotomanes ornatus

Conservation Status

Beeswax Bracket

LC — Least Concern

Harlequin Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beeswax Bracket	Harlequin Bat
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.

Harlequin Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.