Flacher Lackporling vs Caroline Flying Fox

Ganoderma applanatum compared with Pteropus molossinus

Key Differences

  • Flacher Lackporling is Least Concern while Caroline Flying Fox is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Flacher Lackporling Caroline Flying Fox
Kingdom Fungi (Pilze) Animalia (Tier)
Phylum Basidiomycota (Ständerpilze) Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms) Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order Polyporales (Stielporlingsartige) Chiroptera (Fledertiere)
Family Polyporaceae Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus Ganoderma Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species Ganoderma applanatum Pteropus molossinus

Conservation Status

Flacher Lackporling

LC — Least Concern

Caroline Flying Fox

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Flacher Lackporling Caroline Flying Fox
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).

Caroline Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.

Caroline Flying Fox

The Caroline Flying Fox (Pteropus molossinus) is a species in the genus Pteropus. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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