Blue-striped Spreadwing vs Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

Lestes tenuatus compared with Urocitellus undulatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Blue-striped Spreadwing Long-tailed Ground Squirrel
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Insecta (Insects) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Odonata (Odonata) Rodentia (Rodents)
Family Lestidae Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus Lestes Urocitellus
Species Lestes tenuatus Urocitellus undulatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Blue-striped Spreadwing and Long-tailed Ground Squirrel share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Blue-striped Spreadwing

LC — Least Concern

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Blue-striped Spreadwing Long-tailed Ground Squirrel
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blue-striped Spreadwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Colombia.

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Blue-striped Spreadwing

The Blue-striped Spreadwing (Lestes tenuatus) is a species in the genus Lestes. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

No description available.

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