Long-tailed Ground Squirrel vs Snowy Inkcap

Urocitellus undulatus compared with Coprinopsis nivea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel	Snowy 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 nivea

Conservation Status

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Snowy Inkcap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Snowy Inkcap

Habitat

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

Range

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