Cubed Fold Truffle vs Mexican Ground Squirrel

Hydnotrya cubispora compared with Ictidomys mexicanus

Key Differences

• Cubed Fold Truffle is Not Evaluated while Mexican Ground Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cubed Fold Truffle	Mexican 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	Ictidomys
Species	Hydnotrya cubispora	Ictidomys mexicanus

Conservation Status

Cubed Fold Truffle

NE — Not Evaluated

Mexican Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cubed Fold Truffle	Mexican 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.

Mexican Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.