Backbutt Mallee vs Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

Eucalyptus zopherophloia compared with Urocitellus undulatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Backbutt Mallee	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Myrtales (Myrtales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Myrtaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Eucalyptus	Urocitellus
Species	Eucalyptus zopherophloia	Urocitellus undulatus

Conservation Status

Backbutt Mallee

LC — Least Concern

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Backbutt Mallee	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Backbutt Mallee

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Backbutt Mallee

The Backbutt Mallee (Eucalyptus zopherophloia) is a species in the genus Eucalyptus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.