Lacquered Bracket vs LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

Ganoderma lucidum compared with Thyroptera lavali

Key Differences

• Lacquered Bracket is Least Concern while LaVal's Disk-winged Bat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lacquered Bracket	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Polyporaceae	Thyropteridae
Genus	Ganoderma	Thyroptera
Species	Ganoderma lucidum	Thyroptera lavali

Conservation Status

Lacquered Bracket

LC — Least Concern

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lacquered Bracket	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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).

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.