Devil'S Shoestring vs Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

Polygonum erectum compared with Urocitellus undulatus

Key Differences

• Devil'S Shoestring is Not Evaluated while Long-tailed Ground Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil'S Shoestring	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Polygonaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Polygonum	Urocitellus
Species	Polygonum erectum	Urocitellus undulatus

Conservation Status

Devil'S Shoestring

NE — Not Evaluated

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil'S Shoestring	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Devil'S Shoestring

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Sweden, and United States.

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.