Cortez round stingray vs Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

Urobatis maculatus compared with Urocitellus undulatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cortez round stingray	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Elasmobranchii	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Urotrygonidae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Urobatis	Urocitellus
Species	Urobatis maculatus	Urocitellus undulatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Cortez round stingray and Long-tailed Ground Squirrel share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Cortez round stingray

LC — Least Concern

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cortez round stingray	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cortez round stingray

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.