Alder Rollrim vs Little Ground Squirrel

Paxillus rubicundulus compared with Spermophilus pygmaeus

Key Differences

• Alder Rollrim is Not Evaluated while Little Ground Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder Rollrim	Little Ground Squirrel
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Boletales (Boletales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Paxillaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Paxillus	Spermophilus
Species	Paxillus rubicundulus	Spermophilus pygmaeus

Conservation Status

Alder Rollrim

NE — Not Evaluated

Little Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder Rollrim	Little Ground Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alder Rollrim

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Little Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Russia and Ukraine.

Alder Rollrim

The Alder Rollrim (Paxillus rubicundulus) is a species in the genus Paxillus. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.