Broads Long-legged Fly vs Mexican Ground Squirrel

Dolichopus laticola compared with Ictidomys mexicanus

Key Differences

• Broads Long-legged Fly is Not Evaluated while Mexican Ground Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broads Long-legged Fly	Mexican Ground Squirrel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Dolichopodidae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Dolichopus	Ictidomys
Species	Dolichopus laticola	Ictidomys mexicanus

Evolutionary Relationship

Broads Long-legged Fly and Mexican Ground Squirrel share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Broads Long-legged Fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Mexican Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broads Long-legged Fly	Mexican Ground Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broads Long-legged Fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Mexican Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Broads Long-legged Fly

The Broads Long-Legged Fly (Dolichopus laticola) is a species in the genus Dolichopus. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats. It has been recorded Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden..