Long-tailed Ground Squirrel vs Marsh Straw Sedge

Urocitellus undulatus compared with Carex echinodes

Key Differences

• Long-tailed Ground Squirrel is Least Concern while Marsh Straw Sedge is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel	Marsh Straw 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	Carex
Species	Urocitellus undulatus	Carex echinodes

Conservation Status

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Marsh Straw Sedge

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Marsh Straw Sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.