Bird Cherry Pocket vs Mexican Ground Squirrel

Taphrina padi compared with Ictidomys mexicanus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bird Cherry Pocket	Mexican Ground Squirrel
Kingdom	Fungi (균계)	Animalia (동물)
Phylum	Ascomycota (자낭균류)	Chordata (척삭동물)
Class	Taphrinomycetes (외자낭균목)	Mammalia (포유류)
Order	Taphrinales (Taphrinales)	Rodentia (설치류)
Family	Taphrinaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Taphrina	Ictidomys
Species	Taphrina padi	Ictidomys mexicanus

Conservation Status

Bird Cherry Pocket

LC — Least Concern

Mexican Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bird Cherry Pocket	Mexican Ground Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bird Cherry Pocket

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Mexican Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bird Cherry Pocket

The Bird Cherry Pocket (Taphrina padi) is a species in the genus Taphrina. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.