Lacquered Bracket vs puma

Ganoderma lucidum compared with Puma concolor

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lacquered Bracket	puma
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Polyporaceae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Ganoderma	Puma (Pumas)
Species	Ganoderma lucidum	Puma concolor

Conservation Status

Lacquered Bracket

LC — Least Concern

puma

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lacquered Bracket	puma
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).

puma

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, United States, and Venezuela.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States