American red squirrel vs Ganoderma Butt Rot

Tamiasciurus hudsonicus compared with Ganoderma zonatum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American red squirrel	Ganoderma Butt Rot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Polyporaceae
Genus	Tamiasciurus	Ganoderma
Species	Tamiasciurus hudsonicus	Ganoderma zonatum

Conservation Status

American red squirrel

NE — Not Evaluated

Ganoderma Butt Rot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American red squirrel	Ganoderma Butt Rot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

American red squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (United States).

Ganoderma Butt Rot

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Norway.

American red squirrel

The American red squirrel (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus) is a species in the genus Tamiasciurus. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.