Starkriechender Duftstacheling vs Gray Marmot

Phellodon confluens compared with Marmota baibacina

Key Differences

Starkriechender Duftstacheling is Vulnerable while Gray Marmot is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Starkriechender Duftstacheling	Gray Marmot
Kingdom	Fungi (Pilze)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Ständerpilze)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Rodentia (Nagetiere)
Family	Thelephoraceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Phellodon	Marmota
Species	Phellodon confluens	Marmota baibacina

Conservation Status

Starkriechender Duftstacheling

VU — Vulnerable

Gray Marmot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Starkriechender Duftstacheling	Gray Marmot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Starkriechender Duftstacheling

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.