Flacher Lackporling vs Gray Flying Fox

Ganoderma applanatum compared with Pteropus griseus

Key Differences

• Flacher Lackporling is Least Concern while Gray Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flacher Lackporling	Gray 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 griseus

Conservation Status

Flacher Lackporling

LC — Least Concern

Gray Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flacher Lackporling	Gray 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).

Gray 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.