Lacquered Bracket vs Lowland Tapir

Ganoderma lucidum compared with Tapirus terrestris

Key Differences

• Lacquered Bracket is Least Concern while Lowland Tapir is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lacquered Bracket	Lowland Tapir
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Perissodactyla (Odd-toed Ungulates)
Family	Polyporaceae	Tapiridae
Genus	Ganoderma	Tapirus
Species	Ganoderma lucidum	Tapirus terrestris

Conservation Status

Lacquered Bracket

LC — Least Concern

Lowland Tapir

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lacquered Bracket	Lowland Tapir
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).

Lowland Tapir

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.