Beeswax Bracket vs Honey possum

Ganoderma pfeifferi compared with Tarsipes rostratus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beeswax Bracket	Honey possum
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Polyporaceae	Tarsipedidae
Genus	Ganoderma	Tarsipes
Species	Ganoderma pfeifferi	Tarsipes rostratus

Conservation Status

Beeswax Bracket

LC — Least Concern

Honey possum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beeswax Bracket	Honey possum
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.

Honey possum

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.