Devil'S Dipstick vs Mexican Ground Squirrel

Mutinus elegans compared with Ictidomys mexicanus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil'S Dipstick	Mexican 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	Ictidomys
Species	Mutinus elegans	Ictidomys mexicanus

Conservation Status

Devil'S Dipstick

NE — Not Evaluated

Mexican Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil'S Dipstick	Mexican 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).

Mexican Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.