Northern Amazon Red Squirrel vs White Cheese Polypore

Sciurus igniventris compared with Tyromyces chioneus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Northern Amazon Red 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 igniventris	Tyromyces chioneus

Conservation Status

Northern Amazon Red Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

White Cheese Polypore

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel	White Cheese Polypore
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Northern Amazon Red Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

White Cheese Polypore

Habitat

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

Range

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