Carolina Ash vs Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

Fraxinus caroliniana compared with Urocitellus undulatus

Key Differences

• Carolina Ash is Endangered while Long-tailed Ground Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Carolina Ash	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Oleaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Fraxinus	Urocitellus
Species	Fraxinus caroliniana	Urocitellus undulatus

Conservation Status

Carolina Ash

EN — Endangered

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Carolina Ash

Habitat

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

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Carolina Ash

The Carolina Ash (Fraxinus caroliniana) is a species in the genus Fraxinus. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.