Greyling Bracket vs Mérida Brocket

Postia tephroleuca compared with Mazama bricenii

Key Differences

• Greyling Bracket is Least Concern while Mérida Brocket is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greyling Bracket	Mérida Brocket
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Dacryobolaceae	Cervidae (Deer)
Genus	Postia	Mazama
Species	Postia tephroleuca	Mazama bricenii

Conservation Status

Greyling Bracket

LC — Least Concern

Mérida Brocket

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greyling Bracket	Mérida Brocket
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Greyling Bracket

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and South America (Brazil).

Mérida Brocket

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.