Flacher Lackporling vs Giant Jumping Rat

Ganoderma applanatum compared with Hypogeomys antimena

Key Differences

• Flacher Lackporling is Least Concern while Giant Jumping Rat is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flacher Lackporling	Giant Jumping Rat
Kingdom	Fungi (Pilze)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Ständerpilze)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Polyporales (Stielporlingsartige)	Rodentia (Nagetiere)
Family	Polyporaceae	Nesomyidae
Genus	Ganoderma	Hypogeomys
Species	Ganoderma applanatum	Hypogeomys antimena

Conservation Status

Flacher Lackporling

LC — Least Concern

Giant Jumping Rat

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flacher Lackporling	Giant Jumping Rat
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).

Giant Jumping Rat

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.