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Mycophagy is the process of organisms consuming fungi. Many different organisms gain their energy from consuming fungi; these include birds, mammals, insects, plants, amoebas, gastropods, nematodes, bacteria, and other fungi.

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Northern Flying Squirrel

Glaucomys sabrinus

The Northern flying squirrel (Glaucomys sabrinus) is one of three species of the genus Glaucomys, the only flying squirrels found in North America. They are found in forests across North America. They are proficient gliders but uncoordinated walkers...

Abert's Squirrel

Sciurus aberti

Abert's squirrel (Sciurus aberti) is a tree squirrel native to North America. It lives in pine forests and favors the seeds and cones of the Mexican pinyon and the ponderosa pine. It is named in honor of the American naturalist John James Abert.

Japanese Squirrel

Sciurus lis

The Japanese squirrel (Sciurus lis ) is a tree squirrel in the genus Sciurus endemic to Japan. It was described by Dutch zoologist Coenraad Jacob Temminck in 1844. The Japanese squirrel's range includes the islands of Honshū, Shikoku, and Kyūshū....

Kaibab Squirrel

Sciurus aberti kaibabensis

The Kaibab squirrel (Sciurus aberti kaibabensis) is an elusive isolated tassel-eared squirrel that lives in the Kaibab Plateau. It is now considered a subspecies of the Abert's squirrel (Sciurus aberti). This squirrel is not found anywhere else in...

Burmese Star Tortoise

Geochelone platynota

The Burmese star tortoise (Geochelone platynota) is a rare tortoise that lives in the dry forests of Southeast Asia. It is close to extinction in Myanmar, as it is eaten by the native Burmese.

Eastern Bettong

Bettongia gaimardi

The eastern bettong (Bettongia gaimardi ), also known as the Balbo (by the Ngunnawal People who used to keep them as pets), southern bettong and Tasmanian bettong, is a bettong whose natural range includes southeastern Australia and eastern Tasmania.

African pygmy squirrel

Myosciurus pumilio

The African pygmy squirrel (Myosciurus pumilio ) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is monotypic within the genus Myosciurus. It is found in tropical rainforests in Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, and Gabon....

Short-eared possum

Trichosurus caninus

The short-eared possum (Trichosurus caninus ) is a species of marsupial in the family Phalangeridae endemic to Australia. Found north of Sydney, the species was once classed as a mountain brushtail possum, which is its closest relative.In the wild,...

Cascade golden-mantled ground squirrel

Callospermophilus saturatus

The Cascade golden-mantled ground squirrel (Callospermophilus saturatus ) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae, in the order Rodentia. It is the largest species of the three within the genus Callospermophilus. It is found in the Cascade...

Long-nosed caenolestid

Rhyncholestes raphanurus

The long-nosed caenolestid (Rhyncholestes raphanurus ), also known as the Chilean shrew opossum or long-nosed shrew opossum, is a shrew opossum that occurs in temperate forests of Argentina and southern Chile. It was first described by American...

Taiga vole

Microtus xanthognathus

The taiga vole (Microtus xanthognathus ) is a large vole found in northwestern North America, including Alaska and northwestern Canada. The name "taiga vole" comes from its living in the boreal taiga zone. It is also sometimes called the...

Western red-backed vole

Myodes californicus

The western red-backed vole (Myodes californicus ) is a species of vole in the family Cricetidae. It is found in California and Oregon in the United States and lives mainly in coniferous forest. The body color is chestnut brown, or brown mixed with...

Tome's spiny rat

Proechimys semispinosus

Tome's spiny rat (Proechimys semispinosus ), also known as Tomes' spiny rat or the Central American spiny rat, is a species of spiny rat distributed from Honduras to Ecuador. The IUCN has assessed its conservation status as being of "least concern".

Arion subfuscus

Arion subfuscus is a species of land slug. It forms a species complex with Arion fuscus.