Lacquered Bracket vs New Caledonian Flying Fox

Ganoderma lucidum compared with Pteropus vetula

Key Differences

• Lacquered Bracket is Least Concern while New Caledonian Flying Fox is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lacquered Bracket	New Caledonian Flying Fox
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Polyporaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Ganoderma	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Ganoderma lucidum	Pteropus vetula

Conservation Status

Lacquered Bracket

LC — Least Concern

New Caledonian Flying Fox

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lacquered Bracket	New Caledonian Flying Fox
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).

New Caledonian Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.