Indochinese Ground Squirrel vs Lacquered Bracket

Menetes berdmorei compared with Ganoderma lucidum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Indochinese Ground Squirrel	Lacquered 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)	Polyporaceae
Genus	Menetes	Ganoderma
Species	Menetes berdmorei	Ganoderma lucidum

Conservation Status

Indochinese Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Lacquered Bracket

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Indochinese Ground Squirrel	Lacquered Bracket
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Indochinese Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lacquered 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).