Artist'S Bracket vs Dauphin de La Plata

Ganoderma applanatum compared with Pontoporia blainvillei

Key Differences

• Artist'S Bracket is Least Concern while Dauphin de La Plata is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Artist'S Bracket	Dauphin de La Plata
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Polyporaceae	Pontoporiidae
Genus	Ganoderma	Pontoporia
Species	Ganoderma applanatum	Pontoporia blainvillei

Conservation Status

Artist'S Bracket

LC — Least Concern

Dauphin de La Plata

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Artist'S Bracket	Dauphin de La Plata
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Artist'S Bracket

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).

Dauphin de La Plata

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Artist'S Bracket

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.