Amber Jelly vs Gray Marmot

Exidia recisa compared with Marmota baibacina

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amber Jelly	Gray Marmot
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Auriculariales (Auriculariales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Auriculariaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Exidia	Marmota
Species	Exidia recisa	Marmota baibacina

Conservation Status

Amber Jelly

LC — Least Concern

Gray Marmot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amber Jelly	Gray Marmot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Amber Jelly

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Gray Marmot

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Amber Jelly

The Amber Jelly (Exidia recisa) is a species in the genus Exidia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.