Long-tailed Ground Squirrel vs Rusty Porecrust

Urocitellus undulatus compared with Fuscoporia ferruginosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel	Rusty Porecrust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Hymenochaetales (Hymenochaetales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Hymenochaetaceae
Genus	Urocitellus	Fuscoporia
Species	Urocitellus undulatus	Fuscoporia ferruginosa

Conservation Status

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Rusty Porecrust

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rusty Porecrust

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.