Indian Palm Squirrel vs Smoky Bracket

Funambulus palmarum compared with Bjerkandera adusta

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Indian Palm Squirrel	Smoky Bracket
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Phanerochaetaceae
Genus	Funambulus	Bjerkandera
Species	Funambulus palmarum	Bjerkandera adusta

Conservation Status

Indian Palm Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Smoky Bracket

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Indian Palm Squirrel	Smoky Bracket
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Indian Palm Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Smoky Bracket

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).