Lacquered Bracket vs Peters' Duiker

Ganoderma lucidum compared with Cephalophus callipygus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lacquered Bracket	Peters' Duiker
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Polyporaceae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Ganoderma	Cephalophus
Species	Ganoderma lucidum	Cephalophus callipygus

Conservation Status

Lacquered Bracket

LC — Least Concern

Peters' Duiker

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lacquered Bracket	Peters' Duiker
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).

Peters' Duiker

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.