Long-tailed Ground Squirrel vs Sickener

Urocitellus undulatus compared with Russula emetica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel	Sickener
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	Russula
Species	Urocitellus undulatus	Russula emetica

Conservation Status

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Sickener

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sickener

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), and North America (United States).