Flacher Lackporling vs Mérida Brocket

Ganoderma applanatum compared with Mazama bricenii

Key Differences

  • Flacher Lackporling is Least Concern while Mérida Brocket is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Flacher Lackporling Mérida Brocket
Kingdom Fungi (Pilze) Animalia (Tier)
Phylum Basidiomycota (Ständerpilze) Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms) Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order Polyporales (Stielporlingsartige) Artiodactyla (Paarhufer)
Family Polyporaceae Cervidae (Deer)
Genus Ganoderma Mazama
Species Ganoderma applanatum Mazama bricenii

Conservation Status

Flacher Lackporling

LC — Least Concern

Mérida Brocket

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Flacher Lackporling Mérida Brocket
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).

Mérida Brocket

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.

Mérida Brocket

No description available.

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