Carnation Earthfan vs Inornate Squirrel

Thelephora caryophyllea compared with Callosciurus inornatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Carnation Earthfan	Inornate Squirrel
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Thelephoraceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Thelephora	Callosciurus
Species	Thelephora caryophyllea	Callosciurus inornatus

Conservation Status

Carnation Earthfan

LC — Least Concern

Inornate Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Carnation Earthfan	Inornate Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Carnation Earthfan

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Inornate Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Carnation Earthfan

The Carnation Earthfan (Thelephora caryophyllea) is a species in the genus Thelephora. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.