Aongstroem's peat moss vs Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

Sphagnum aongstroemii compared with Urocitellus undulatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Aongstroem's peat moss	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Bryophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Sphagnopsida (Sphagnopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Sphagnales (Sphagnales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Sphagnaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Sphagnum	Urocitellus
Species	Sphagnum aongstroemii	Urocitellus undulatus

Conservation Status

Aongstroem's peat moss

LC — Least Concern

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Aongstroem's peat moss	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Aongstroem's peat moss

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Aongstroem's peat moss

The Aongstroem's peat moss (Sphagnum aongstroemii) is a species in the genus Sphagnum. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.