Long-tailed Ground Squirrel vs Meadowsweet Rust

Urocitellus undulatus compared with Triphragmium ulmariae

Key Differences

• Long-tailed Ground Squirrel is Least Concern while Meadowsweet Rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel	Meadowsweet Rust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Raveneliaceae
Genus	Urocitellus	Triphragmium
Species	Urocitellus undulatus	Triphragmium ulmariae

Conservation Status

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Meadowsweet Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel	Meadowsweet Rust
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Meadowsweet Rust

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Asia (Taiwan) and Europe (5 countries).