Kerville's Featherleg vs Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

Platycnemis kervillei compared with Urocitellus undulatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Kerville's Featherleg	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	Platycnemididae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Platycnemis	Urocitellus
Species	Platycnemis kervillei	Urocitellus undulatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Kerville's Featherleg and Long-tailed Ground Squirrel share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Kerville's Featherleg

LC — Least Concern

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Kerville's Featherleg	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Kerville's Featherleg

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.