Flame Chanterelle vs Mexican Ground Squirrel

Craterellus ignicolor compared with Ictidomys mexicanus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flame Chanterelle	Mexican 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	Ictidomys
Species	Craterellus ignicolor	Ictidomys mexicanus

Conservation Status

Flame Chanterelle

NE — Not Evaluated

Mexican Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flame Chanterelle	Mexican 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.

Mexican Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.