Blisterwort vs Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

Ranunculus recurvatus compared with Urocitellus undulatus

Key Differences

• Blisterwort is Data Deficient while Long-tailed Ground Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blisterwort	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Ranunculaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Ranunculus	Urocitellus
Species	Ranunculus recurvatus	Urocitellus undulatus

Conservation Status

Blisterwort

DD — Data Deficient

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blisterwort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Cuba and United States.

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Blisterwort

The Blisterwort (Ranunculus recurvatus) is a species in the genus Ranunculus. It is currently classified as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.