Long-tailed Ground Squirrel vs Red Stinkhorn

Urocitellus undulatus compared with Mutinus ravenelii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel	Red Stinkhorn
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Phallales (Phallales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Phallaceae
Genus	Urocitellus	Mutinus
Species	Urocitellus undulatus	Mutinus ravenelii

Conservation Status

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Red Stinkhorn

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red Stinkhorn

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (13 countries) and North America (United States).