Cubed Fold Truffle vs Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

Hydnotrya cubispora compared with Urocitellus undulatus

Key Differences

• Cubed Fold Truffle is Not Evaluated while Long-tailed Ground Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cubed Fold Truffle	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pezizales (Pezizales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Discinaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Hydnotrya	Urocitellus
Species	Hydnotrya cubispora	Urocitellus undulatus

Conservation Status

Cubed Fold Truffle

NE — Not Evaluated

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cubed Fold Truffle	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cubed Fold Truffle

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark and Germany.

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.