Elbowpatch Crust vs Little Ground Squirrel

Fomitiporia punctata compared with Spermophilus pygmaeus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elbowpatch Crust	Little Ground Squirrel
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Hymenochaetales (Hymenochaetales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Hymenochaetaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Fomitiporia	Spermophilus
Species	Fomitiporia punctata	Spermophilus pygmaeus

Conservation Status

Elbowpatch Crust

LC — Least Concern

Little Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elbowpatch Crust	Little Ground Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elbowpatch Crust

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Little Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Russia and Ukraine.