Abert's Squirrel vs Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

Sciurus aberti compared with Urocitellus undulatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Abert's Squirrel	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family same	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)	Urocitellus
Species	Sciurus aberti	Urocitellus undulatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Abert's Squirrel and Long-tailed Ground Squirrel share a common ancestor at the Family level: Sciuridae. (Squirrels)

Conservation Status

Abert's Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Abert's Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Abert's Squirrel

The Abert's Squirrel (Sciurus aberti) is a species in the genus Sciurus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. It typically inhabits diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.