False Turkey-Tail vs Mexican Ground Squirrel

Stereum ostrea compared with Ictidomys mexicanus

Key Differences

• False Turkey-Tail is Not Evaluated while Mexican Ground Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Turkey-Tail	Mexican Ground Squirrel
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Russulales (Russulales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Stereaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Stereum	Ictidomys
Species	Stereum ostrea	Ictidomys mexicanus

Conservation Status

False Turkey-Tail

NE — Not Evaluated

Mexican Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Turkey-Tail	Mexican Ground Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Turkey-Tail

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Norway, Portugal, Taiwan, and United States.

Mexican Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.