Artist'S Bracket vs brittlestar

Ganoderma applanatum compared with Amphiura filiformis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Artist'S Bracket	brittlestar
Kingdom	Fungi (真菌界)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (担子菌门)	Echinodermata (棘皮动物门)
Class	Agaricomycetes (傘菌綱)	Ophiuroidea (蛇尾纲)
Order	Polyporales (多孔菌目)	Amphilepidida (阳遂足目)
Family	Polyporaceae	Amphiuridae
Genus	Ganoderma	Amphiura
Species	Ganoderma applanatum	Amphiura filiformis

Conservation Status

Artist'S Bracket

LC — Least Concern

brittlestar

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Artist'S Bracket	brittlestar
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).

brittlestar

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.

brittlestar

The Brittlestar (Amphiura filiformis) is a species in the genus Amphiura. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden