Artist'S Bracket vs Southern Bracket

Ganoderma applanatum compared with Ganoderma australe

Key Differences

• Artist'S Bracket is Least Concern while Southern Bracket is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Artist'S Bracket	Southern Bracket
Kingdom same	Fungi (nấm)	Fungi (nấm)
Phylum same	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class same	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order same	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family same	Polyporaceae	Polyporaceae
Genus same	Ganoderma	Ganoderma
Species	Ganoderma applanatum	Ganoderma australe

Evolutionary Relationship

Artist'S Bracket and Southern Bracket share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Ganoderma.

Conservation Status

Artist'S Bracket

LC — Least Concern

Southern Bracket

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Artist'S Bracket	Southern Bracket
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Artist'S Bracket

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Southern Bracket

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Norway, Portugal, and Taiwan.

Artist'S Bracket

Artist's bracket (Ganoderma applanatum) is a species in the genus Ganoderma. It is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇧🇷 Brazil 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇹 Portugal