vs Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

Inocybe margaritispora compared with Urocitellus undulatus

Key Differences

• is Vulnerable while Long-tailed Ground Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Long-tailed Ground Squirrel
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (hewan)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (mamalia)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (hewan pengerat)
Family	Inocybaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Inocybe	Urocitellus
Species	Inocybe margaritispora	Urocitellus undulatus

Conservation Status

VU — Vulnerable

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Long-tailed Ground Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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.

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Inocybe margaritispora is a small, fibrous mushroom with pearl-shaped or warty spores distinguishing it within the large Inocybe genus. It grows in temperate deciduous forests, forming ectomycorrhizal associations with beech, oak, and other hardwood trees. This fungus exchanges nutrients with tree roots and fruiting bodies appear on forest floors in summer and autumn.