Lacquered Bracket vs mountain gorilla

Ganoderma lucidum compared with Gorilla beringei

Key Differences

• Lacquered Bracket is Least Concern while mountain gorilla is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lacquered Bracket	mountain gorilla
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Polyporaceae	Hominidae (Great Apes)
Genus	Ganoderma	Gorilla (Gorillas)
Species	Ganoderma lucidum	Gorilla beringei

Conservation Status

Lacquered Bracket

LC — Least Concern

mountain gorilla

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lacquered Bracket	mountain gorilla
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 gorilla

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.