Long-tailed Ground Squirrel vs Merten's rush

Urocitellus undulatus compared with Juncus mertensianus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel	Merten's rush
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Juncaceae
Genus	Urocitellus	Juncus
Species	Urocitellus undulatus	Juncus mertensianus

Conservation Status

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Merten's rush

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel	Merten's rush
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Merten's rush

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and Norway.