Bay Polypore vs Hodgson's Giant Flying Squirrel

Picipes badius compared with Petaurista magnificus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bay Polypore	Hodgson's Giant Flying Squirrel
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Polyporaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Picipes	Petaurista
Species	Picipes badius	Petaurista magnificus

Conservation Status

Bay Polypore

LC — Least Concern

Hodgson's Giant Flying Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bay Polypore	Hodgson's Giant Flying Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bay Polypore

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Sweden, and United States.

Hodgson's Giant Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bay Polypore

The Bay Polypore (Picipes badius) is a species in the genus Picipes. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.