Little Chamal vs Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

Zamia vazquezii compared with Urocitellus undulatus

Key Differences

• Little Chamal is Critically Endangered while Long-tailed Ground Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Little Chamal	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Cycadopsida (Cycadopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Cycadales (Cycadales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Zamiaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Zamia	Urocitellus
Species	Zamia vazquezii	Urocitellus undulatus

Conservation Status

Little Chamal

CR — Critically Endangered

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Little Chamal	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Little Chamal

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.