Little Ground Squirrel vs Rusty Porecrust

Spermophilus pygmaeus compared with Fuscoporia ferruginosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Little Ground Squirrel	Rusty Porecrust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Hymenochaetales (Hymenochaetales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Hymenochaetaceae
Genus	Spermophilus	Fuscoporia
Species	Spermophilus pygmaeus	Fuscoporia ferruginosa

Conservation Status

Little Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Rusty Porecrust

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Little Ground Squirrel	Rusty Porecrust
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Little Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Russia and Ukraine.

Rusty Porecrust

Habitat

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

Range

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