Toupeira vs Lacquered Bracket

Talpa occidentalis compared with Ganoderma lucidum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Toupeira	Lacquered Bracket
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Talpidae	Polyporaceae
Genus	Talpa	Ganoderma
Species	Talpa occidentalis	Ganoderma lucidum

Conservation Status

Toupeira

LC — Least Concern

Lacquered Bracket

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Toupeira

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).