Flacher Lackporling vs Kintampo Rope Squirrel

Ganoderma applanatum compared with Funisciurus substriatus

Key Differences

• Flacher Lackporling is Least Concern while Kintampo Rope Squirrel is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flacher Lackporling	Kintampo Rope Squirrel
Kingdom	Fungi (Pilze)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Ständerpilze)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Polyporales (Stielporlingsartige)	Rodentia (Nagetiere)
Family	Polyporaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Ganoderma	Funisciurus
Species	Ganoderma applanatum	Funisciurus substriatus

Conservation Status

Flacher Lackporling

LC — Least Concern

Kintampo Rope Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flacher Lackporling	Kintampo Rope Squirrel
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).

Kintampo Rope Squirrel

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.