Long-tailed Ground Squirrel vs Montane Water Vole

Urocitellus undulatus compared with Arvicola scherman

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel	Montane Water Vole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Cricetidae
Genus	Urocitellus	Arvicola
Species	Urocitellus undulatus	Arvicola scherman

Evolutionary Relationship

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel and Montane Water Vole share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Rodents)

Conservation Status

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Montane Water Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Montane Water Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Belgium.