Long-tailed Ground Squirrel vs May River Red

Urocitellus undulatus compared with Dendrobium lasianthera

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel	May River Red
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Orchidaceae
Genus	Urocitellus	Dendrobium
Species	Urocitellus undulatus	Dendrobium lasianthera

Conservation Status

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

May River Red

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel	May River Red
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

May River Red

Habitat

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