Lacquered Bracket vs North American Badger

Ganoderma lucidum compared with Taxidea taxus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lacquered Bracket	North American Badger
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Polyporaceae	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)
Genus	Ganoderma	Taxidea
Species	Ganoderma lucidum	Taxidea taxus

Conservation Status

Lacquered Bracket

LC — Least Concern

North American Badger

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lacquered Bracket	North American Badger
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).

North American Badger

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.