Painted Suillus vs Pallid Ground Squirrel

Suillus spraguei compared with Spermophilus pallidicauda

Key Differences

• Painted Suillus is Not Evaluated while Pallid Ground Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Painted Suillus	Pallid Ground Squirrel
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Boletales (Boletales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Suillaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Suillus	Spermophilus
Species	Suillus spraguei	Spermophilus pallidicauda

Conservation Status

Painted Suillus

NE — Not Evaluated

Pallid Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Painted Suillus	Pallid Ground Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Painted Suillus

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Taiwan and United States.

Pallid Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.