Flacher Lackporling vs Hausmeerschweinchen

Ganoderma applanatum compared with Cavia porcellus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flacher Lackporling	Hausmeerschweinchen
Kingdom	Fungi (Pilze)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Ständerpilze)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Polyporales (Stielporlingsartige)	Rodentia (Nagetiere)
Family	Polyporaceae	Caviidae
Genus	Ganoderma	Cavia
Species	Ganoderma applanatum	Cavia porcellus

Conservation Status

Flacher Lackporling

LC — Least Concern

Hausmeerschweinchen

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flacher Lackporling	Hausmeerschweinchen
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).

Hausmeerschweinchen

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), North America (Cuba), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador).

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 3 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway