Lacquered Bracket vs Malagasy civet

Ganoderma lucidum compared with Fossa fossana

Key Differences

• Lacquered Bracket is Least Concern while Malagasy civet is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lacquered Bracket	Malagasy civet
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Polyporaceae	Eupleridae
Genus	Ganoderma	Fossa
Species	Ganoderma lucidum	Fossa fossana

Conservation Status

Lacquered Bracket

LC — Least Concern

Malagasy civet

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lacquered Bracket	Malagasy civet
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).

Malagasy civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.