Blue-Foot vs Mexican Ground Squirrel

Psilocybe caerulipes compared with Ictidomys mexicanus

Key Differences

• Blue-Foot is Not Evaluated while Mexican Ground Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-Foot	Mexican Ground Squirrel
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Hymenogastraceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Psilocybe	Ictidomys
Species	Psilocybe caerulipes	Ictidomys mexicanus

Conservation Status

Blue-Foot

NE — Not Evaluated

Mexican Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-Foot	Mexican Ground Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blue-Foot

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.

Mexican Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Blue-Foot

The Blue Foot (Psilocybe caerulipes) is a species in the genus Psilocybe. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.