Lacquered Bracket vs Margay

Ganoderma lucidum compared with Leopardus wiedii

Key Differences

• Lacquered Bracket is Least Concern while Margay is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lacquered Bracket	Margay
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Polyporaceae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Ganoderma	Leopardus
Species	Ganoderma lucidum	Leopardus wiedii

Conservation Status

Lacquered Bracket

LC — Least Concern

Margay

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lacquered Bracket	Margay
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).

Margay

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.