arctic shrew vs Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

Sorex arcticus compared with Urocitellus undulatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	arctic shrew	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Soricidae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Sorex	Urocitellus
Species	Sorex arcticus	Urocitellus undulatus

Evolutionary Relationship

arctic shrew and Long-tailed Ground Squirrel share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

arctic shrew

LC — Least Concern

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

arctic shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

arctic shrew

The Arctic shrew (Sorex arcticus) is a species in the genus Sorex. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.