Azure Cup vs Little Ground Squirrel

Peziza azureoides compared with Spermophilus pygmaeus

Key Differences

• Azure Cup is Not Evaluated while Little Ground Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Azure Cup	Little Ground Squirrel
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pezizales (Pezizales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Pezizaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Peziza	Spermophilus
Species	Peziza azureoides	Spermophilus pygmaeus

Conservation Status

Azure Cup

NE — Not Evaluated

Little Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Azure Cup	Little Ground Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Azure Cup

Little Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Russia and Ukraine.

Azure Cup

The Azure Cup (Peziza azureoides) is a species in the genus Peziza.