Long-tailed Ground Squirrel vs Thwaites's Nut Truffle

Urocitellus undulatus compared with Hymenogaster thwaitesii

Key Differences

• Long-tailed Ground Squirrel is Least Concern while Thwaites's Nut Truffle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel	Thwaites's Nut Truffle
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)	Hymenogastraceae
Genus	Urocitellus	Hymenogaster
Species	Urocitellus undulatus	Hymenogaster thwaitesii

Conservation Status

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Thwaites's Nut Truffle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel	Thwaites's Nut Truffle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Thwaites's Nut Truffle

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.