cut notchwort vs Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

Tritomaria exsecta compared with Urocitellus undulatus

Key Differences

• cut notchwort is Endangered while Long-tailed Ground Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	cut notchwort	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Lophoziaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Tritomaria	Urocitellus
Species	Tritomaria exsecta	Urocitellus undulatus

Conservation Status

cut notchwort

EN — Endangered

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	cut notchwort	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

cut notchwort

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), and North America (United States). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.