Lacquered Bracket vs Merriam s Deermouse

Ganoderma lucidum compared with Peromyscus merriami

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lacquered Bracket	Merriam s Deermouse
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Polyporaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Ganoderma	Peromyscus
Species	Ganoderma lucidum	Peromyscus merriami

Conservation Status

Lacquered Bracket

LC — Least Concern

Merriam s Deermouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lacquered Bracket	Merriam s Deermouse
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).

Merriam s Deermouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.