Lacquered Bracket vs Maned sloth

Ganoderma lucidum compared with Bradypus torquatus

Key Differences

• Lacquered Bracket is Least Concern while Maned sloth is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lacquered Bracket	Maned sloth
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Pilosa (Sloths & Anteaters)
Family	Polyporaceae	Bradypodidae (Three-toed Sloths)
Genus	Ganoderma	Bradypus (Three-toed Sloths)
Species	Ganoderma lucidum	Bradypus torquatus

Conservation Status

Lacquered Bracket

LC — Least Concern

Maned sloth

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lacquered Bracket	Maned sloth
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).

Maned sloth

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.