Lacquered Bracket vs Mérida Brocket

Ganoderma lucidum compared with Mazama bricenii

Key Differences

• Lacquered Bracket is Least Concern while Mérida Brocket is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lacquered Bracket	Mérida Brocket
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Polyporaceae	Cervidae (Deer)
Genus	Ganoderma	Mazama
Species	Ganoderma lucidum	Mazama bricenii

Conservation Status

Lacquered Bracket

LC — Least Concern

Mérida Brocket

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lacquered Bracket	Mérida Brocket
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).

Mérida Brocket

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.