Flacher Lackporling vs Blaue Kugeldistel

Ganoderma applanatum compared with Echinops ritro

Key Differences

• Flacher Lackporling is Least Concern while Blaue Kugeldistel is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flacher Lackporling	Blaue Kugeldistel
Kingdom	Fungi (Pilze)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Ständerpilze)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Polyporales (Stielporlingsartige)	Afrosoricida (Tenrekartige)
Family	Polyporaceae	Tenrecidae
Genus	Ganoderma	Echinops
Species	Ganoderma applanatum	Echinops ritro

Conservation Status

Flacher Lackporling

LC — Least Concern

Blaue Kugeldistel

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flacher Lackporling	Blaue Kugeldistel
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).

Blaue Kugeldistel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Estonia, Russia, and United States.

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 2 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇺🇸 United States