Mexican Fox Squirrel vs Stinking Earthfan

Sciurus nayaritensis compared with Thelephora palmata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mexican Fox Squirrel	Stinking Earthfan
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Thelephoraceae
Genus	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)	Thelephora
Species	Sciurus nayaritensis	Thelephora palmata

Conservation Status

Mexican Fox Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Stinking Earthfan

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mexican Fox Squirrel	Stinking Earthfan
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mexican Fox Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Stinking Earthfan

Habitat

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

Range

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