Loose Starweb vs Mexican Ground Squirrel

Asterostroma laxum compared with Ictidomys mexicanus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Loose Starweb	Mexican Ground Squirrel
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Russulales (Russulales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Peniophoraceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Asterostroma	Ictidomys
Species	Asterostroma laxum	Ictidomys mexicanus

Conservation Status

Loose Starweb

LC — Least Concern

Mexican Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Loose Starweb	Mexican Ground Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Loose Starweb

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Mexican Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.