Hemlock Varnish Shelf vs Long-tailed Marmot

Ganoderma tsugae compared with Marmota caudata

Key Differences

• Hemlock Varnish Shelf is Not Evaluated while Long-tailed Marmot is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hemlock Varnish Shelf	Long-tailed Marmot
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	Marmota
Species	Ganoderma tsugae	Marmota caudata

Conservation Status

Hemlock Varnish Shelf

NE — Not Evaluated

Long-tailed Marmot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hemlock Varnish Shelf	Long-tailed Marmot
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).

Long-tailed Marmot

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.