Lumpy Bracket vs Mountain Tapir

Trametes gibbosa compared with Tapirus pinchaque

Key Differences

• Lumpy Bracket is Least Concern while Mountain Tapir is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lumpy Bracket	Mountain Tapir
Kingdom	Fungi (mantar)	Animalia (hayvan)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Bazitli mantarlar)	Chordata (Kordalılar)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (memeliler)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Perissodactyla (Tek toynaklılar)
Family	Polyporaceae	Tapiridae
Genus	Trametes	Tapirus
Species	Trametes gibbosa	Tapirus pinchaque

Conservation Status

Lumpy Bracket

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Tapir

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lumpy Bracket	Mountain Tapir
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lumpy Bracket

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), and North America (United States).

Mountain Tapir

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.