Long-tailed Ground Squirrel vs Sunburst Lichen

Urocitellus undulatus compared with Lichenomphalia alpina

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel	Sunburst Lichen
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)	Hygrophoraceae
Genus	Urocitellus	Lichenomphalia
Species	Urocitellus undulatus	Lichenomphalia alpina

Conservation Status

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Sunburst Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sunburst Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.