Ecuador Red Brocket vs Glänzender Lackporling

Mazama rufina compared with Ganoderma lucidum

Key Differences

• Ecuador Red Brocket is Vulnerable while Glänzender Lackporling is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuador Red Brocket	Glänzender Lackporling
Kingdom	Animalia (Tier)	Fungi (Pilze)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Basidiomycota (Ständerpilze)
Class	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Artiodactyla (Paarhufer)	Polyporales (Stielporlingsartige)
Family	Cervidae (Deer)	Polyporaceae
Genus	Mazama	Ganoderma
Species	Mazama rufina	Ganoderma lucidum

Conservation Status

Ecuador Red Brocket

VU — Vulnerable

Glänzender Lackporling

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuador Red Brocket	Glänzender Lackporling
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ecuador Red Brocket

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Glänzender Lackporling

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).