Japanese Squirrel vs White Cheese Polypore

Sciurus lis compared with Tyromyces chioneus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Japanese Squirrel	White Cheese 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)	Incrustoporiaceae
Genus	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)	Tyromyces
Species	Sciurus lis	Tyromyces chioneus

Conservation Status

Japanese Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

White Cheese Polypore

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Japanese Squirrel	White Cheese Polypore
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Japanese Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, and United Kingdom.

White Cheese Polypore

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium