Lacquered Bracket vs Little Black Serotine

Ganoderma lucidum compared with Eptesicus andinus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lacquered Bracket	Little Black Serotine
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Polyporaceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Ganoderma	Eptesicus
Species	Ganoderma lucidum	Eptesicus andinus

Conservation Status

Lacquered Bracket

LC — Least Concern

Little Black Serotine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lacquered Bracket	Little Black Serotine
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).

Little Black Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.