Lacquered Bracket vs Lofty Pericote

Ganoderma lucidum compared with Auliscomys sublimis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lacquered Bracket	Lofty Pericote
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Polyporaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Ganoderma	Auliscomys
Species	Ganoderma lucidum	Auliscomys sublimis

Conservation Status

Lacquered Bracket

LC — Least Concern

Lofty Pericote

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lacquered Bracket	Lofty Pericote
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).

Lofty Pericote

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.