Fragrant Bracket vs Mentawai Squirrel

Trametes suaveolens compared with Callosciurus melanogaster

Key Differences

• Fragrant Bracket is Endangered while Mentawai Squirrel is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fragrant Bracket	Mentawai 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	Callosciurus
Species	Trametes suaveolens	Callosciurus melanogaster

Conservation Status

Fragrant Bracket

EN — Endangered

Mentawai Squirrel

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fragrant Bracket	Mentawai 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.

Mentawai Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.