Long-tailed Ground Squirrel vs Mid-Atlantic skate

Urocitellus undulatus compared with Rajella kukujevi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel	Mid-Atlantic skate
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Rajidae
Genus	Urocitellus	Rajella
Species	Urocitellus undulatus	Rajella kukujevi

Evolutionary Relationship

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel and Mid-Atlantic skate share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Mid-Atlantic skate

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mid-Atlantic skate