Fawn Starweb vs Mentawai Squirrel

Asterostroma cervicolor compared with Callosciurus melanogaster

Key Differences

• Fawn Starweb is Least Concern while Mentawai Squirrel is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fawn Starweb	Mentawai Squirrel
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Russulales (Russulales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Peniophoraceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Asterostroma	Callosciurus
Species	Asterostroma cervicolor	Callosciurus melanogaster

Conservation Status

Fawn Starweb

LC — Least Concern

Mentawai Squirrel

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fawn Starweb	Mentawai Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fawn Starweb

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Brazil, Norway, and Sweden.

Mentawai Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.