Lacquered Bracket vs Marley’s Golden Mole

Ganoderma lucidum compared with Amblysomus marleyi

Key Differences

• Lacquered Bracket is Least Concern while Marley’s Golden Mole is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lacquered Bracket	Marley’s Golden Mole
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)
Family	Polyporaceae	Chrysochloridae
Genus	Ganoderma	Amblysomus
Species	Ganoderma lucidum	Amblysomus marleyi

Conservation Status

Lacquered Bracket

LC — Least Concern

Marley’s Golden Mole

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lacquered Bracket	Marley’s Golden Mole
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).

Marley’s Golden Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.