Forest Giant Squirrel vs Lentil Shanklet

Protoxerus stangeri compared with Collybia tuberosa

Taxonomic Classification

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

Conservation Status

Forest Giant Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Lentil Shanklet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Forest Giant Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lentil Shanklet

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and North America (United States).