Lacquered Bracket vs Mountain Coati

Ganoderma lucidum compared with Nasua olivacea

Key Differences

• Lacquered Bracket is Least Concern while Mountain Coati is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lacquered Bracket	Mountain Coati
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Polyporaceae	Procyonidae (Raccoons)
Genus	Ganoderma	Nasua
Species	Ganoderma lucidum	Nasua olivacea

Conservation Status

Lacquered Bracket

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Coati

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lacquered Bracket	Mountain Coati
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).

Mountain Coati

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

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