vs Gray Marmot

Clavaria atrofusca compared with Marmota baibacina

Key Differences

• is Data Deficient while Gray Marmot is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Gray Marmot
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Clavariaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Clavaria	Marmota
Species	Clavaria atrofusca	Marmota baibacina

Conservation Status

DD — Data Deficient

Gray Marmot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Gray Marmot

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Clavaria atrofusca is a club fungus in the family Clavariaceae, assessed as Data Deficient (DD). It produces dark-coloured, simple or sparsely branched fruiting bodies in grassland or woodland habitats. Insufficient collection data make a reliable conservation assessment difficult.