bog rush vs Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

Juncus stygius compared with Urocitellus undulatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bog rush	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Juncaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Juncus	Urocitellus
Species	Juncus stygius	Urocitellus undulatus

Conservation Status

bog rush

LC — Least Concern

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

bog rush

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Finland, Norway, and Sweden.

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

bog rush

The bog rush (Juncus stygius) is a species in the genus Juncus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Distributed across Finland, Norway, and Sweden.