Deppe's Squirrel vs Faulbaum-Pustelpilz

Sciurus deppei compared with Neonectria punicea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Deppe's Squirrel	Faulbaum-Pustelpilz
Kingdom	Animalia (Tier)	Fungi (Pilze)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Ascomycota (Schlauchpilze)
Class	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Nagetiere)	Hypocreales (Krustenkugelpilzartige)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Nectriaceae
Genus	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)	Neonectria
Species	Sciurus deppei	Neonectria punicea

Conservation Status

Deppe's Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Faulbaum-Pustelpilz

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Deppe's Squirrel	Faulbaum-Pustelpilz
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Deppe's Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Faulbaum-Pustelpilz

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Faulbaum-Pustelpilz

Neonectria punicea is a pyrenomycete fungus in the family Nectriaceae, assessed as Least Concern (LC). It produces bright red or crimson perithecia on dead wood and bark of broadleaf trees. It is a saprotrophic fungus widely distributed in temperate forests across the Northern Hemisphere.