Long-tailed Ground Squirrel vs White Maze Polypore

Urocitellus undulatus compared with Trametes elegans

Key Differences

• Long-tailed Ground Squirrel is Least Concern while White Maze Polypore is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel	White Maze Polypore
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Polyporaceae
Genus	Urocitellus	Trametes
Species	Urocitellus undulatus	Trametes elegans

Conservation Status

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

White Maze Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel	White Maze Polypore
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

White Maze Polypore

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.