Fragrant Bracket vs Northern Palm Squirrel

Trametes suaveolens compared with Funambulus pennantii

Key Differences

• Fragrant Bracket is Endangered while Northern Palm Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fragrant Bracket	Northern Palm 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	Funambulus
Species	Trametes suaveolens	Funambulus pennantii

Conservation Status

Fragrant Bracket

EN — Endangered

Northern Palm Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fragrant Bracket	Northern Palm 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.

Northern Palm Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United Arab Emirates.