Long-tailed Ground Squirrel vs Urchin Earthfan

Urocitellus undulatus compared with Thelephora penicillata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel	Urchin Earthfan
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Thelephoraceae
Genus	Urocitellus	Thelephora
Species	Urocitellus undulatus	Thelephora penicillata

Conservation Status

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Urchin Earthfan

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel	Urchin Earthfan
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Urchin Earthfan

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.