Goodwin's Brush-tailed Mouse vs Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

Calomyscus elburzensis compared with Urocitellus undulatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Goodwin's Brush-tailed Mouse	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Calomyscidae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Calomyscus	Urocitellus
Species	Calomyscus elburzensis	Urocitellus undulatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Goodwin's Brush-tailed Mouse and Long-tailed Ground Squirrel share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Rodents)

Conservation Status

Goodwin's Brush-tailed Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Goodwin's Brush-tailed Mouse	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Goodwin's Brush-tailed Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.