Long-tailed Ground Squirrel vs Tiny Mycocalia

Urocitellus undulatus compared with Mycocalia minutissima

Key Differences

• Long-tailed Ground Squirrel is Least Concern while Tiny Mycocalia is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel	Tiny Mycocalia
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)	Agaricaceae (Agarics)
Genus	Urocitellus	Mycocalia
Species	Urocitellus undulatus	Mycocalia minutissima

Conservation Status

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Tiny Mycocalia

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tiny Mycocalia

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.