Alaska bluegrass vs Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

Poa paucispicula compared with Urocitellus undulatus

Key Differences

• Alaska bluegrass is Not Evaluated while Long-tailed Ground Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alaska bluegrass	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Poa	Urocitellus
Species	Poa paucispicula	Urocitellus undulatus

Conservation Status

Alaska bluegrass

NE — Not Evaluated

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alaska bluegrass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada and Norway.

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Alaska bluegrass

The Alaska bluegrass (Poa paucispicula) is a species in the genus Poa. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.