Mexican Ground Squirrel vs Wine Roundhead

Ictidomys mexicanus compared with Stropharia rugosoannulata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mexican Ground Squirrel	Wine Roundhead
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)	Strophariaceae
Genus	Ictidomys	Stropharia
Species	Ictidomys mexicanus	Stropharia rugosoannulata

Conservation Status

Mexican Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Wine Roundhead

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mexican Ground Squirrel	Wine Roundhead
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mexican Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Wine Roundhead

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (12 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).