Lacquered Bracket vs Patagonian mara

Ganoderma lucidum compared with Dolichotis patagonum

Key Differences

• Lacquered Bracket is Least Concern while Patagonian mara is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lacquered Bracket	Patagonian mara
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Polyporaceae	Caviidae
Genus	Ganoderma	Dolichotis
Species	Ganoderma lucidum	Dolichotis patagonum

Conservation Status

Lacquered Bracket

LC — Least Concern

Patagonian mara

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lacquered Bracket	Patagonian mara
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).

Patagonian mara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Belgium. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium