Beeswax Bracket vs Margay

Ganoderma pfeifferi compared with Leopardus wiedii

Key Differences

• Beeswax Bracket is Least Concern while Margay is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beeswax Bracket	Margay
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Polyporaceae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Ganoderma	Leopardus
Species	Ganoderma pfeifferi	Leopardus wiedii

Conservation Status

Beeswax Bracket

LC — Least Concern

Margay

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beeswax Bracket	Margay
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.

Margay

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.