Lacquered Bracket vs Mexican Ground Squirrel

Ganoderma lucidum compared with Ictidomys mexicanus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lacquered Bracket	Mexican Ground Squirrel
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Polyporaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Ganoderma	Ictidomys
Species	Ganoderma lucidum	Ictidomys mexicanus

Conservation Status

Lacquered Bracket

LC — Least Concern

Mexican Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

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).

Mexican Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.