Corm dry rot vs Mexican Ground Squirrel

Rigidoporus vinctus compared with Ictidomys mexicanus

Key Differences

• Corm dry rot is Not Evaluated while Mexican Ground Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Corm dry rot	Mexican Ground Squirrel
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Meripilaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Rigidoporus	Ictidomys
Species	Rigidoporus vinctus	Ictidomys mexicanus

Conservation Status

Corm dry rot

NE — Not Evaluated

Mexican Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Corm dry rot	Mexican Ground Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Corm dry rot

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Norway, Taiwan, and United States.

Mexican Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.