Indochinese Ground Squirrel vs Rooting Polypore

Menetes berdmorei compared with Polyporus radicatus

Key Differences

• Indochinese Ground Squirrel is Least Concern while Rooting Polypore is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Indochinese Ground Squirrel	Rooting Polypore
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	Polyporus
Species	Menetes berdmorei	Polyporus radicatus

Conservation Status

Indochinese Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Rooting Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Indochinese Ground Squirrel	Rooting Polypore
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Indochinese Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rooting Polypore

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.