Gilded Domecap vs Little Ground Squirrel

Calocybe favrei compared with Spermophilus pygmaeus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gilded Domecap	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	Lyophyllaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Calocybe	Spermophilus
Species	Calocybe favrei	Spermophilus pygmaeus

Conservation Status

Gilded Domecap

NE — Not Evaluated

Little Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gilded Domecap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Little Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Russia and Ukraine.