Bay Polypore vs Japanese Squirrel

Picipes badius compared with Sciurus lis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bay Polypore	Japanese 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	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)
Species	Picipes badius	Sciurus lis

Conservation Status

Bay Polypore

LC — Least Concern

Japanese Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bay Polypore	Japanese 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.

Japanese Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, and United Kingdom.

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.