Lacquered Bracket vs pato-de-laysan

Ganoderma lucidum compared with Anas laysanensis

Key Differences

• Lacquered Bracket is Least Concern while pato-de-laysan is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lacquered Bracket	pato-de-laysan
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Aves (ave)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Anseriformes (Anseriformes)
Family	Polyporaceae	Anatidae
Genus	Ganoderma	Anas
Species	Ganoderma lucidum	Anas laysanensis

Conservation Status

Lacquered Bracket

LC — Least Concern

pato-de-laysan

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lacquered Bracket	pato-de-laysan
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).

pato-de-laysan

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, Norway, and United Kingdom. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

pato-de-laysan

O Pato-de-Laysan (Anas laysanensis) está classificado como Criticamente Ameaçado (CR) na Lista Vermelha da IUCN. Enfrenta um risco extremamente alto de extinção na natureza devido ao grave declínio populacional e à perda de habitat.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway