Lacquered Bracket vs Mentawai Squirrel

Ganoderma lucidum compared with Callosciurus melanogaster

Key Differences

• Lacquered Bracket is Least Concern while Mentawai Squirrel is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lacquered Bracket	Mentawai Squirrel
Kingdom	Fungi (菌界)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (担子菌門)	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class	Agaricomycetes (真正担子菌綱)	Mammalia (哺乳類)
Order	Polyporales (多孔菌目)	Rodentia (ネズミ目)
Family	Polyporaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Ganoderma	Callosciurus
Species	Ganoderma lucidum	Callosciurus melanogaster

Conservation Status

Lacquered Bracket

LC — Least Concern

Mentawai Squirrel

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lacquered Bracket	Mentawai Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lacquered Bracket

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

Mentawai Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.