Flacher Lackporling vs Foca Pia

Ganoderma applanatum compared with Pagophilus groenlandicus

Key Differences

• Flacher Lackporling is Least Concern while Foca Pia is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flacher Lackporling	Foca Pia
Kingdom	Fungi (Pilze)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Ständerpilze)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Polyporales (Stielporlingsartige)	Pinnipedia (Seals & Sea Lions)
Family	Polyporaceae	Phocidae (True Seals)
Genus	Ganoderma	Pagophilus
Species	Ganoderma applanatum	Pagophilus groenlandicus

Conservation Status

Flacher Lackporling

LC — Least Concern

Foca Pia

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flacher Lackporling	Foca Pia
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).

Foca Pia

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇸🇪 Sweden