confusing broom moss vs Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

Dicranum spadiceum compared with Urocitellus undulatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	confusing broom moss	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Bryophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dicranales (Dicranales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Dicranaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Dicranum	Urocitellus
Species	Dicranum spadiceum	Urocitellus undulatus

Conservation Status

confusing broom moss

LC — Least Concern

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	confusing broom moss	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

confusing broom moss

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.