Mexican Ground Squirrel vs Stinking Slime Truffle

Ictidomys mexicanus compared with Melanogaster ambiguus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mexican Ground Squirrel	Stinking Slime Truffle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Paxillaceae
Genus	Ictidomys	Melanogaster
Species	Ictidomys mexicanus	Melanogaster ambiguus

Conservation Status

Mexican Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Stinking Slime Truffle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mexican Ground Squirrel	Stinking Slime Truffle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mexican Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Stinking Slime Truffle

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.