Chat bai vs Lacquered Bracket

Catopuma badia compared with Ganoderma lucidum

Key Differences

• Chat bai is Endangered while Lacquered Bracket is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chat bai	Lacquered Bracket
Kingdom	Animalia (animal)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Carnivora (carnivores)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Felidae (Cats)	Polyporaceae
Genus	Catopuma	Ganoderma
Species	Catopuma badia	Ganoderma lucidum

Conservation Status

Chat bai

EN — Endangered

Lacquered Bracket

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chat bai	Lacquered Bracket
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chat bai

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lacquered Bracket

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).

Chat bai

The Bay Cat (Catopuma badia) is a species in the genus Catopuma. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.