vs Little Ground Squirrel

Inocybe tjallingiorum compared with Spermophilus pygmaeus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank 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 Inocybaceae Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus Inocybe Spermophilus
Species Inocybe tjallingiorum Spermophilus pygmaeus

Conservation Status

LC — Least Concern

Little Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Little Ground Squirrel
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Little Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Russia and Ukraine.

Inocybe tjallingiorum is a small to medium-sized fibrecap mushroom with a fibrous, silky brown cap and gills that mature to brownish tones, growing in ectomycorrhizal association with deciduous trees in European forests. Like most Inocybe species, it is considered toxic and should not be consumed. Its distribution centres on temperate European woodlands with mature trees.

Little Ground Squirrel

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