Lacquered Bracket vs Northern Hog-badger

Ganoderma lucidum compared with Arctonyx albogularis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lacquered Bracket	Northern Hog-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	Arctonyx
Species	Ganoderma lucidum	Arctonyx albogularis

Conservation Status

Lacquered Bracket

LC — Least Concern

Northern Hog-badger

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lacquered Bracket	Northern Hog-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).

Northern Hog-badger

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.