vs Little Ground Squirrel

Entoloma bryorum compared with Spermophilus pygmaeus

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated while Little Ground Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Little Ground Squirrel
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Entolomataceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Entoloma	Spermophilus
Species	Entoloma bryorum	Spermophilus pygmaeus

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Little Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Little Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Russia and Ukraine.

Entoloma bryorum is an agaric fungus in the family Entolomataceae, growing in association with mosses (bryophytes) in humid, undisturbed habitats. Like other members of the diverse genus Entoloma, it produces pink spores and may have saprotrophic or mycorrhizal associations. Its conservation status is not evaluated.