Bonfire Inkcap vs Mexican Ground Squirrel

Coprinopsis jonesii compared with Ictidomys mexicanus

Key Differences

• Bonfire Inkcap is Data Deficient while Mexican Ground Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bonfire Inkcap	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	Psathyrellaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Coprinopsis	Ictidomys
Species	Coprinopsis jonesii	Ictidomys mexicanus

Conservation Status

Bonfire Inkcap

DD — Data Deficient

Mexican Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bonfire Inkcap	Mexican Ground Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bonfire Inkcap

Habitat

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

Range

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

Mexican Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bonfire Inkcap

The Bonfire Inkcap (Coprinopsis jonesii) is a species in the genus Coprinopsis. It is currently classified as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.