Flacher Lackporling vs Large-eared Hutia

Ganoderma applanatum compared with Mesocapromys auritus

Key Differences

  • Flacher Lackporling is Least Concern while Large-eared Hutia is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Flacher Lackporling Large-eared Hutia
Kingdom Fungi (Pilze) Animalia (Tier)
Phylum Basidiomycota (Ständerpilze) Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms) Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order Polyporales (Stielporlingsartige) Rodentia (Nagetiere)
Family Polyporaceae Capromyidae
Genus Ganoderma Mesocapromys
Species Ganoderma applanatum Mesocapromys auritus

Conservation Status

Flacher Lackporling

LC — Least Concern

Large-eared Hutia

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Flacher Lackporling Large-eared Hutia
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).

Large-eared Hutia

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.

Large-eared Hutia

No description available.

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