Fragrant Bracket vs Indian Giant Squirrel

Trametes suaveolens compared with Ratufa indica

Key Differences

• Fragrant Bracket is Endangered while Indian Giant Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fragrant Bracket	Indian Giant Squirrel
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Polyporaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Trametes	Ratufa
Species	Trametes suaveolens	Ratufa indica

Conservation Status

Fragrant Bracket

EN — Endangered

Indian Giant Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fragrant Bracket	Indian Giant Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fragrant Bracket

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, Mediterranean forests and woodlands, and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Chile). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Indian Giant Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.