Bitter-Root vs Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

Apocynum androsaemifolium compared with Urocitellus undulatus

Key Differences

• Bitter-Root is Not Evaluated while Long-tailed Ground Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bitter-Root	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Apocynaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Apocynum	Urocitellus
Species	Apocynum androsaemifolium	Urocitellus undulatus

Conservation Status

Bitter-Root

NE — Not Evaluated

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bitter-Root	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bitter-Root

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bitter-Root

The Bitter-Root (Apocynum androsaemifolium) is a species in the genus Apocynum. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.