Long-tailed Ground Squirrel vs mat muhly

Urocitellus undulatus compared with Muhlenbergia richardsonis

Key Differences

• Long-tailed Ground Squirrel is Least Concern while mat muhly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel	mat muhly
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Urocitellus	Muhlenbergia
Species	Urocitellus undulatus	Muhlenbergia richardsonis

Conservation Status

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

mat muhly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel	mat muhly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

mat muhly

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and Norway.