Flame Chanterelle vs Little Ground Squirrel

Craterellus ignicolor compared with Spermophilus pygmaeus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flame Chanterelle	Little Ground Squirrel
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Cantharellales (Cantharellales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Hydnaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Craterellus	Spermophilus
Species	Craterellus ignicolor	Spermophilus pygmaeus

Conservation Status

Flame Chanterelle

NE — Not Evaluated

Little Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flame Chanterelle

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.

Little Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Russia and Ukraine.