Frayed Parasol vs Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

Macrolepiota excoriata compared with Urocitellus undulatus

Key Differences

Frayed Parasol is Vulnerable while Long-tailed Ground Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Frayed Parasol	Long-tailed 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	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Macrolepiota	Urocitellus
Species	Macrolepiota excoriata	Urocitellus undulatus

Conservation Status

Frayed Parasol

VU — Vulnerable

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Frayed Parasol	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Frayed Parasol

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.