Lacquered Bracket vs Southern Bracket

Ganoderma lucidum compared with Ganoderma australe

Key Differences

• Lacquered Bracket is Least Concern while Southern Bracket is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lacquered Bracket	Southern Bracket
Kingdom same	Fungi (균계)	Fungi (균계)
Phylum same	Basidiomycota (담자균류)	Basidiomycota (담자균류)
Class same	Agaricomycetes (주름버섯강)	Agaricomycetes (주름버섯강)
Order same	Polyporales (구멍장이버섯목)	Polyporales (구멍장이버섯목)
Family same	Polyporaceae	Polyporaceae
Genus same	Ganoderma	Ganoderma
Species	Ganoderma lucidum	Ganoderma australe

Evolutionary Relationship

Lacquered Bracket and Southern Bracket share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Ganoderma.

Conservation Status

Lacquered Bracket

LC — Least Concern

Southern Bracket

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lacquered Bracket	Southern Bracket
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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).

Southern Bracket

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Norway, Portugal, and Taiwan.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇷 Brazil 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇹🇼 Taiwan