Caucasian Wingnut vs Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

Pterocarya fraxinifolia compared with Urocitellus undulatus

Key Differences

• Caucasian Wingnut is Not Evaluated while Long-tailed Ground Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Caucasian Wingnut	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Juglandaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Pterocarya	Urocitellus
Species	Pterocarya fraxinifolia	Urocitellus undulatus

Conservation Status

Caucasian Wingnut

NE — Not Evaluated

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Caucasian Wingnut

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (9 countries).

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Caucasian Wingnut

The Caucasian Wingnut (Pterocarya fraxinifolia) is a species in the genus Pterocarya. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.