Long-tailed Ground Squirrel vs Mountain Cup

Urocitellus undulatus compared with Geopora arenosa

Key Differences

• Long-tailed Ground Squirrel is Least Concern while Mountain Cup is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel	Mountain Cup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Pyronemataceae
Genus	Urocitellus	Geopora
Species	Urocitellus undulatus	Geopora arenosa

Conservation Status

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Cup

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain Cup

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Norway.