Long-tailed Ground Squirrel vs Matsutake

Urocitellus undulatus compared with Tricholoma matsutake

Key Differences

• Long-tailed Ground Squirrel is Least Concern while Matsutake is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel	Matsutake
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Tricholomataceae
Genus	Urocitellus	Tricholoma
Species	Urocitellus undulatus	Tricholoma matsutake

Conservation Status

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Matsutake

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel	Matsutake
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Matsutake

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.