Long-tailed Ground Squirrel vs Low flatsedge

Urocitellus undulatus compared with Cyperus pumilus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel	Low flatsedge
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 pumilus

Conservation Status

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Low flatsedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Low flatsedge

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Guinea, and United States.