Gray Marmot vs White Cheese Polypore

Marmota baibacina compared with Tyromyces chioneus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Marmot	White Cheese Polypore
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Incrustoporiaceae
Genus	Marmota	Tyromyces
Species	Marmota baibacina	Tyromyces chioneus

Conservation Status

Gray Marmot

LC — Least Concern

White Cheese Polypore

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Marmot	White Cheese Polypore
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray Marmot

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

White Cheese Polypore

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.