Hudsonian Emerald vs Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

Somatochlora hudsonica compared with Urocitellus undulatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Hudsonian Emerald Long-tailed Ground Squirrel
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Insecta (Insects) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Odonata (Odonata) Rodentia (Rodents)
Family Corduliidae Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus Somatochlora Urocitellus
Species Somatochlora hudsonica Urocitellus undulatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Hudsonian Emerald and Long-tailed Ground Squirrel share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Hudsonian Emerald

LC — Least Concern

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Hudsonian Emerald Long-tailed Ground Squirrel
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hudsonian Emerald

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hudsonian Emerald

No description available.

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

No description available.

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