Beaked Earthstar vs Himalayan Marmot

Geastrum pectinatum compared with Marmota himalayana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beaked Earthstar	Himalayan Marmot
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Geastrales (Geastrales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Geastraceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Geastrum	Marmota
Species	Geastrum pectinatum	Marmota himalayana

Conservation Status

Beaked Earthstar

LC — Least Concern

Himalayan Marmot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beaked Earthstar	Himalayan Marmot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beaked Earthstar

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Brazil, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Himalayan Marmot

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Beaked Earthstar

The Beaked Earthstar (Geastrum pectinatum) is a species in the genus Geastrum. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.