Long-tailed Ground Squirrel vs Sawdust Inkcap

Urocitellus undulatus compared with Coprinopsis scobicola

Key Differences

• Long-tailed Ground Squirrel is Least Concern while Sawdust Inkcap is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel	Sawdust Inkcap
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)	Psathyrellaceae
Genus	Urocitellus	Coprinopsis
Species	Urocitellus undulatus	Coprinopsis scobicola

Conservation Status

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Sawdust Inkcap

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel	Sawdust Inkcap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sawdust Inkcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.