Long-tailed Ground Squirrel vs Mealy Webcap

Urocitellus undulatus compared with Cortinarius aleuriosmus

Key Differences

• Long-tailed Ground Squirrel is Least Concern while Mealy Webcap is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel	Mealy Webcap
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)	Cortinariaceae
Genus	Urocitellus	Cortinarius
Species	Urocitellus undulatus	Cortinarius aleuriosmus

Conservation Status

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Mealy Webcap

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mealy Webcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.