Flacher Lackporling vs Beautiful Pearl

Ganoderma applanatum compared with Agrotera nemoralis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Flacher Lackporling Beautiful Pearl
Kingdom Fungi (Pilze) Animalia (Tier)
Phylum Basidiomycota (Ständerpilze) Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)
Class Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms) Insecta (Insekten)
Order Polyporales (Stielporlingsartige) Lepidoptera (Schmetterlinge)
Family Polyporaceae Crambidae
Genus Ganoderma Agrotera
Species Ganoderma applanatum Agrotera nemoralis

Conservation Status

Flacher Lackporling

LC — Least Concern

Beautiful Pearl

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Flacher Lackporling Beautiful Pearl
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flacher Lackporling

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Beautiful Pearl

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Taiwan.

Flacher Lackporling

Artist's bracket (Ganoderma applanatum) is a species in the genus Ganoderma. It is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Beautiful Pearl

The Beautiful Pearl (Agrotera nemoralis) is a species in the genus Agrotera. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

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