Cubed Fold Truffle vs Pallid Ground Squirrel

Hydnotrya cubispora compared with Spermophilus pallidicauda

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cubed Fold Truffle	Pallid 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	Spermophilus
Species	Hydnotrya cubispora	Spermophilus pallidicauda

Conservation Status

Cubed Fold Truffle

NE — Not Evaluated

Pallid Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cubed Fold Truffle	Pallid 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.

Pallid Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.