Hemlock Varnish Shelf vs Little Ground Squirrel

Ganoderma tsugae compared with Spermophilus pygmaeus

Key Differences

• Hemlock Varnish Shelf is Not Evaluated while Little Ground Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hemlock Varnish Shelf	Little Ground Squirrel
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Polyporaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Ganoderma	Spermophilus
Species	Ganoderma tsugae	Spermophilus pygmaeus

Conservation Status

Hemlock Varnish Shelf

NE — Not Evaluated

Little Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hemlock Varnish Shelf	Little Ground Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hemlock Varnish Shelf

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).

Little Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Russia and Ukraine.