Long-tailed Ground Squirrel vs Mexican cottontail

Urocitellus undulatus compared with Sylvilagus cunicularius

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel	Mexican cottontail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Urocitellus	Sylvilagus
Species	Urocitellus undulatus	Sylvilagus cunicularius

Evolutionary Relationship

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel and Mexican cottontail share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Mexican cottontail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel	Mexican cottontail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mexican cottontail

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.