vs Pallas's squirrel, Red-bellied tree squirrel

Fuligo leviderma compared with Callosciurus erythraeus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Pallas's squirrel, Red-bellied tree squirrel
Kingdom Protozoa (protozoa) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Mycetozoa Chordata (Chordates)
Class Myxomycetes (Myxomycetes) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Physarales (Physarales) Rodentia (Rodents)
Family Physaraceae Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus Fuligo Callosciurus
Species Fuligo leviderma Callosciurus erythraeus

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Pallas's squirrel, Red-bellied tree squirrel

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Pallas's squirrel, Red-bellied tree squirrel
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Pallas's squirrel, Red-bellied tree squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (China, Japan), Europe (8 countries), and South America (Argentina).

Fuligo leviderma is a myxomycete (plasmodial slime mould) in the family Physaraceae, producing pale, smooth-coated aethalia on decaying wood and plant litter in moist forest environments. Like other Fuligo species, it passes through a conspicuous plasmodial stage before forming the spore-bearing aethalium. Its conservation status is not evaluated.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

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