Forest Giant Squirrel vs

Protoxerus stangeri compared with Hypoxylon petriniae

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Forest Giant Squirrel
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Roedores)	Xylariales (Xylariales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Hypoxylaceae
Genus	Protoxerus	Hypoxylon
Species	Protoxerus stangeri	Hypoxylon petriniae

Conservation Status

Forest Giant Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Forest Giant Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Forest Giant Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Hypoxylon petriniae é um fungo pirenomiceto habitante de madeira que produz pequenos estromata em forma de almofada na casca de madeira dura morta. Habita florestas temperadas da Europa e regiões relacionadas onde substratos de madeira morta adequados estão disponíveis. Este fungo saprotrófico decompõe a celulose e a lignina de tecidos lenhosos mortos.