Long-tailed Ground Squirrel vs Low Cyperus

Urocitellus undulatus compared with Cyperus diandrus

Key Differences

• Long-tailed Ground Squirrel is Least Concern while Low Cyperus is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel	Low Cyperus
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Cyperaceae
Genus	Urocitellus	Cyperus
Species	Urocitellus undulatus	Cyperus diandrus

Conservation Status

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Low Cyperus

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel	Low Cyperus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Low Cyperus

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.