Devil'S Dipstick vs Little Ground Squirrel

Mutinus elegans compared with Spermophilus pygmaeus

Key Differences

• Devil'S Dipstick is Not Evaluated while Little Ground Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil'S Dipstick	Little Ground Squirrel
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Phallales (Phallales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Phallaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Mutinus	Spermophilus
Species	Mutinus elegans	Spermophilus pygmaeus

Conservation Status

Devil'S Dipstick

NE — Not Evaluated

Little Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil'S Dipstick	Little Ground Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Devil'S Dipstick

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

Little Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Russia and Ukraine.