Flacher Lackporling vs Mountain Tapir

Ganoderma applanatum compared with Tapirus pinchaque

Key Differences

Flacher Lackporling is Least Concern while Mountain Tapir is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flacher Lackporling	Mountain Tapir
Kingdom	Fungi (Pilze)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Ständerpilze)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Polyporales (Stielporlingsartige)	Perissodactyla (Unpaarhufer)
Family	Polyporaceae	Tapiridae
Genus	Ganoderma	Tapirus
Species	Ganoderma applanatum	Tapirus pinchaque

Conservation Status

Flacher Lackporling

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Tapir

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flacher Lackporling	Mountain Tapir
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).

Mountain Tapir

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador. 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.