Forest Giant Squirrel vs Marbled Brittlegill

Protoxerus stangeri compared with Russula ionochlora

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Forest Giant Squirrel	Marbled Brittlegill
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Russulaceae
Genus	Protoxerus	Russula
Species	Protoxerus stangeri	Russula ionochlora

Conservation Status

Forest Giant Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Marbled Brittlegill

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Forest Giant Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Marbled Brittlegill

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.