Long-tailed Ground Squirrel vs Orange Milkcap

Urocitellus undulatus compared with Lactarius aurantiacus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel	Orange Milkcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Russulaceae
Genus	Urocitellus	Lactarius
Species	Urocitellus undulatus	Lactarius aurantiacus

Conservation Status

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Orange Milkcap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Orange Milkcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.