Forest Giant Squirrel vs Rusty Porecrust

Protoxerus stangeri compared with Fuscoporia ferruginosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Forest Giant Squirrel	Rusty Porecrust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Hymenochaetales (Hymenochaetales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Hymenochaetaceae
Genus	Protoxerus	Fuscoporia
Species	Protoxerus stangeri	Fuscoporia ferruginosa

Conservation Status

Forest Giant Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Rusty Porecrust

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Forest Giant Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rusty Porecrust

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.