Long-tailed Ground Squirrel vs Marklund's Dandelion

Urocitellus undulatus compared with Taraxacum marklundii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel	Marklund's Dandelion
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Urocitellus	Taraxacum
Species	Urocitellus undulatus	Taraxacum marklundii

Conservation Status

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Marklund's Dandelion

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel	Marklund's Dandelion
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Marklund's Dandelion

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, South Africa, and Sweden.