vs Inornate Squirrel

Biscogniauxia repanda compared with Callosciurus inornatus

Key Differences

• is Vulnerable while Inornate Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Inornate Squirrel
Kingdom	Fungi (เห็ดรา)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order	Xylariales (Xylariales)	Rodentia (อันดับสัตว์ฟันแทะ)
Family	Graphostromataceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Biscogniauxia	Callosciurus
Species	Biscogniauxia repanda	Callosciurus inornatus

Conservation Status

VU — Vulnerable

Inornate Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Inornate Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Inornate Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Biscogniauxia repanda is a pyrenomycete fungus producing flat, crust-like stromata with embedded perithecia on dead hardwood bark. It inhabits temperate and Mediterranean forests, growing on dead branches and stems of oak, chestnut, and other hardwood trees. This saprotrophic ascomycete decomposes dead hardwood and colonizes stressed or damaged trees.