Northern Treeshrew vs

Tupaia belangeri compared with Trechispora microspora

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Northern Treeshrew
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Scandentia (Scandentia)	Trechisporales (Trechisporales)
Family	Tupaiidae	Sistotremataceae
Genus	Tupaia	Trechispora
Species	Tupaia belangeri	Trechispora microspora

Conservation Status

Northern Treeshrew

LC — Least Concern

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Northern Treeshrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Northern Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and South America (Brazil).

Trechispora microspora is a corticioid fungus producing very small spores, as its name indicates. It grows as a thin, white to cream-colored crust on the underside of decaying hardwood and conifer logs in temperate and boreal forests. This saprotrophic fungus decomposes dead woody material, contributing to nutrient cycling in forest ecosystems.