Beeswax Bracket vs Guayaquil Squirrel

Ganoderma pfeifferi compared with Sciurus stramineus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beeswax Bracket	Guayaquil 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	Ganoderma	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)
Species	Ganoderma pfeifferi	Sciurus stramineus

Conservation Status

Beeswax Bracket

LC — Least Concern

Guayaquil Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beeswax Bracket	Guayaquil Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beeswax Bracket

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Poland, Slovenia, and Sweden.

Guayaquil Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Peru.

Beeswax Bracket

The Beeswax Bracket (Ganoderma pfeifferi) is a species in the genus Ganoderma. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.