Long-tailed Ground Squirrel vs Maculated Sedge

Urocitellus undulatus compared with Cyperus maculatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel	Maculated Sedge
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 maculatus

Conservation Status

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Maculated Sedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel	Maculated Sedge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Maculated Sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Guinea.