Forest Giant Squirrel vs Lacquered Bracket

Protoxerus stangeri compared with Ganoderma lucidum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Forest Giant Squirrel	Lacquered Bracket
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Polyporaceae
Genus	Protoxerus	Ganoderma
Species	Protoxerus stangeri	Ganoderma lucidum

Conservation Status

Forest Giant Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Lacquered Bracket

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Forest Giant Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lacquered Bracket

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).