vs Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

Enchylium limosum compared with Urocitellus undulatus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Long-tailed Ground Squirrel
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Peltigerales (Peltigerales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Collemataceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Enchylium	Urocitellus
Species	Enchylium limosum	Urocitellus undulatus

Conservation Status

CR — Critically Endangered

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and boreal forests and taiga, among 4 distinct biome types within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically 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.