Lacquered Bracket vs Polyphyllous Globe Thistle

Ganoderma lucidum compared with Echinops foliosus

Key Differences

• Lacquered Bracket is Least Concern while Polyphyllous Globe Thistle is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lacquered Bracket	Polyphyllous Globe Thistle
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)	Afrosoricida (非洲蝟目)
Family	Polyporaceae	Tenrecidae
Genus	Ganoderma	Echinops
Species	Ganoderma lucidum	Echinops foliosus

Conservation Status

Lacquered Bracket

LC — Least Concern

Polyphyllous Globe Thistle

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lacquered Bracket	Polyphyllous Globe Thistle
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).

Polyphyllous Globe Thistle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.