Lacquered Bracket vs Midday Jird

Ganoderma lucidum compared with Meriones meridianus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lacquered Bracket	Midday Jird
Kingdom	Fungi (真菌界)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (担子菌门)	Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class	Agaricomycetes (傘菌綱)	Mammalia (哺乳動物)
Order	Polyporales (多孔菌目)	Rodentia (啮齿目)
Family	Polyporaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Ganoderma	Meriones
Species	Ganoderma lucidum	Meriones meridianus

Conservation Status

Lacquered Bracket

LC — Least Concern

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lacquered Bracket	Midday Jird
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).

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.