Long-tailed Ground Squirrel vs Nitrous Pinkgill

Urocitellus undulatus compared with Entoloma politum

Key Differences

• Long-tailed Ground Squirrel is Least Concern while Nitrous Pinkgill is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel	Nitrous Pinkgill
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)	Entolomataceae
Genus	Urocitellus	Entoloma
Species	Urocitellus undulatus	Entoloma politum

Conservation Status

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Nitrous Pinkgill

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Nitrous Pinkgill

Habitat

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