Long-tailed Ground Squirrel vs Stinking Inkcap

Urocitellus undulatus compared with Coprinopsis narcotica

Key Differences

• Long-tailed Ground Squirrel is Least Concern while Stinking Inkcap is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel	Stinking 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 narcotica

Conservation Status

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Stinking Inkcap

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Stinking Inkcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.