Blackfoot Polypore vs Japanese Squirrel

Cerioporus leptocephalus compared with Sciurus lis

Key Differences

• Blackfoot Polypore is Not Evaluated while Japanese Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackfoot 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	Cerioporus	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)
Species	Cerioporus leptocephalus	Sciurus lis

Conservation Status

Blackfoot Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Japanese Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackfoot Polypore	Japanese Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blackfoot Polypore

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.

Japanese Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

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

Blackfoot Polypore

The Blackfoot Polypore (Cerioporus leptocephalus) is a species in the genus Cerioporus. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems. Found in United States.