Dryad'S Saddle vs Himalayan Marmot

Cerioporus squamosus compared with Marmota himalayana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dryad'S Saddle	Himalayan Marmot
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Polyporaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Cerioporus	Marmota
Species	Cerioporus squamosus	Marmota himalayana

Conservation Status

Dryad'S Saddle

LC — Least Concern

Himalayan Marmot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dryad'S Saddle	Himalayan Marmot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dryad'S Saddle

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Sweden, and United States.

Himalayan Marmot

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.