Lacquered Bracket vs Peters's Ghost-faced Bat

Ganoderma lucidum compared with Mormoops megalophylla

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lacquered Bracket	Peters's Ghost-faced Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Polyporaceae	Mormoopidae
Genus	Ganoderma	Mormoops
Species	Ganoderma lucidum	Mormoops megalophylla

Conservation Status

Lacquered Bracket

LC — Least Concern

Peters's Ghost-faced Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lacquered Bracket	Peters's Ghost-faced Bat
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's Ghost-faced Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.