Hemlock Varnish Shelf vs Jungle cat

Ganoderma tsugae compared with Felis chaus

Key Differences

• Hemlock Varnish Shelf is Not Evaluated while Jungle cat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hemlock Varnish Shelf	Jungle cat
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	Felis (Small Cats)
Species	Ganoderma tsugae	Felis chaus

Conservation Status

Hemlock Varnish Shelf

NE — Not Evaluated

Jungle cat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hemlock Varnish Shelf	Jungle cat
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).

Jungle cat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Russia.