Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin vs Lacquered Bracket

Tursiops aduncus compared with Ganoderma lucidum

Key Differences

• Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin is Near Threatened while Lacquered Bracket is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin	Lacquered Bracket
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)	Polyporaceae
Genus	Tursiops (Bottlenose Dolphins)	Ganoderma
Species	Tursiops aduncus	Ganoderma lucidum

Conservation Status

Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin

NT — Near Threatened

Lacquered Bracket

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin	Lacquered Bracket
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Lacquered 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).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇹🇼 Taiwan