Hemlock Varnish Shelf vs Jaguarundi

Ganoderma tsugae compared with Puma yagouaroundi

Key Differences

• Hemlock Varnish Shelf is Not Evaluated while Jaguarundi is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hemlock Varnish Shelf	Jaguarundi
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	Puma (Pumas)
Species	Ganoderma tsugae	Puma yagouaroundi

Conservation Status

Hemlock Varnish Shelf

NE — Not Evaluated

Jaguarundi

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hemlock Varnish Shelf	Jaguarundi
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hemlock Varnish Shelf

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).

Jaguarundi

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.