Long-tailed Ground Squirrel vs Mitú Maya

Urocitellus undulatus compared with Miconia mituana

Key Differences

• Long-tailed Ground Squirrel is Least Concern while Mitú Maya is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel	Mitú Maya
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Melastomataceae
Genus	Urocitellus	Miconia
Species	Urocitellus undulatus	Miconia mituana

Conservation Status

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Mitú Maya

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mitú Maya

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in Colombia.