Flacher Lackporling vs Margay

Ganoderma applanatum compared with Leopardus wiedii

Key Differences

• Flacher Lackporling is Least Concern while Margay is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flacher Lackporling	Margay
Kingdom	Fungi (Pilze)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Ständerpilze)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Polyporales (Stielporlingsartige)	Carnivora (Raubtiere)
Family	Polyporaceae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Ganoderma	Leopardus
Species	Ganoderma applanatum	Leopardus wiedii

Conservation Status

Flacher Lackporling

LC — Least Concern

Margay

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flacher Lackporling	Margay
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).

Margay

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia