Big Smoky Bracket vs Smoky Bracket

Bjerkandera fumosa compared with Bjerkandera adusta

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big Smoky Bracket	Smoky Bracket
Kingdom same	Fungi (Fungi)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum same	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class same	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order same	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family same	Phanerochaetaceae	Phanerochaetaceae
Genus same	Bjerkandera	Bjerkandera
Species	Bjerkandera fumosa	Bjerkandera adusta

Evolutionary Relationship

Big Smoky Bracket and Smoky Bracket share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Bjerkandera.

Conservation Status

Big Smoky Bracket

LC — Least Concern

Smoky Bracket

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big Smoky Bracket	Smoky Bracket
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big Smoky Bracket

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

Smoky Bracket

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

Big Smoky Bracket

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

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 7 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇧🇷 Brazil 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States