Harziger Lackporling vs Indischer Muntjak

Ganoderma resinaceum compared with Muntiacus muntjak

Key Differences

• Harziger Lackporling is Endangered while Indischer Muntjak is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Harziger Lackporling	Indischer Muntjak
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	Muntiacus
Species	Ganoderma resinaceum	Muntiacus muntjak

Conservation Status

Harziger Lackporling

EN — Endangered

Indischer Muntjak

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Harziger Lackporling	Indischer Muntjak
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Harziger Lackporling

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 7 distinct biome types spanning the Neotropic and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Indischer Muntjak

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, Norway, and United Kingdom.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway