Lacquered Bracket vs Madagascan flying fox

Ganoderma lucidum compared with Pteropus rufus

Key Differences

• Lacquered Bracket is Least Concern while Madagascan flying fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lacquered Bracket	Madagascan flying fox
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Polyporaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Ganoderma	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Ganoderma lucidum	Pteropus rufus

Conservation Status

Lacquered Bracket

LC — Least Concern

Madagascan flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lacquered Bracket	Madagascan flying fox
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).

Madagascan flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.