Long-tailed Ground Squirrel vs

Urocitellus undulatus compared with Micarea misella

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Byssolomataceae
Genus	Urocitellus	Micarea
Species	Urocitellus undulatus	Micarea misella

Conservation Status

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

Micarea misella is a crustose lichen in the family Pilocarpaceae, assessed as Least Concern (LC). It produces a thin, granular thallus and tiny, convex apothecia on bark, decaying wood, and other substrates in humid woodland environments. It is widely distributed across temperate forests.