Long-tailed Ground Squirrel vs Maple midget

Urocitellus undulatus compared with Phyllonorycter acerifoliella

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel	Maple midget
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Gracillariidae
Genus	Urocitellus	Phyllonorycter
Species	Urocitellus undulatus	Phyllonorycter acerifoliella

Evolutionary Relationship

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel and Maple midget share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Maple midget

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel	Maple midget
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Maple midget

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Russia, and Sweden.