Lacquered Bracket vs Lesser Chiruromys

Ganoderma lucidum compared with Chiruromys vates

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lacquered Bracket	Lesser Chiruromys
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Polyporaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Ganoderma	Chiruromys
Species	Ganoderma lucidum	Chiruromys vates

Conservation Status

Lacquered Bracket

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Chiruromys

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lacquered Bracket	Lesser Chiruromys
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).

Lesser Chiruromys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.