Gumtree Deceiver vs Japanese Squirrel

Laccaria fraterna compared with Sciurus lis

Key Differences

• Gumtree Deceiver is Data Deficient while Japanese Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gumtree Deceiver	Japanese Squirrel
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Hydnangiaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Laccaria	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)
Species	Laccaria fraterna	Sciurus lis

Conservation Status

Gumtree Deceiver

DD — Data Deficient

Japanese Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gumtree Deceiver	Japanese Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gumtree Deceiver

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and South America (Brazil).

Japanese Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, and United Kingdom.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium