Lesser Crestwort vs Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

Lophocolea minor compared with Urocitellus undulatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Crestwort	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Lophocoleaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Lophocolea	Urocitellus
Species	Lophocolea minor	Urocitellus undulatus

Conservation Status

Lesser Crestwort

LC — Least Concern

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Crestwort	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Crestwort

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), and North America (United States).

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.