vs Forest Giant Squirrel

Entoloma hispidulum compared with Protoxerus stangeri

Key Differences

• is Endangered while Forest Giant Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Forest Giant Squirrel
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Entolomataceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Entoloma	Protoxerus
Species	Entoloma hispidulum	Protoxerus stangeri

Conservation Status

EN — Endangered

Forest Giant Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Forest Giant Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Forest Giant Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Entoloma hispidulum is an agaric fungus in the family Entolomataceae, assessed as Endangered (EN). It grows in nutrient-poor, unfertilised grasslands that have declined significantly due to agricultural intensification. Its endangered status reflects the severe loss of old, traditionally managed grassland ecosystems across Europe.