Ledge Grass vs Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

Poa hothamensis compared with Urocitellus undulatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ledge Grass	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Poa	Urocitellus
Species	Poa hothamensis	Urocitellus undulatus

Conservation Status

Ledge Grass

LC — Least Concern

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ledge Grass

Habitat

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

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.