Flame Lily vs Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

Lilium philadelphicum compared with Urocitellus undulatus

Key Differences

• Flame Lily is Extinct while Long-tailed Ground Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flame Lily	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Liliales (Liliales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Liliaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Lilium	Urocitellus
Species	Lilium philadelphicum	Urocitellus undulatus

Conservation Status

Flame Lily

EX — Extinct

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flame Lily

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.