Long-tailed Ground Squirrel vs Mountain Laurel Leaf Spot

Urocitellus undulatus compared with Mycosphaerella colorata

Key Differences

• Long-tailed Ground Squirrel is Least Concern while Mountain Laurel Leaf Spot is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel	Mountain Laurel Leaf Spot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Dothideomycetes (Dothideomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Mycosphaerellales (Mycosphaerellales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Mycosphaerellaceae
Genus	Urocitellus	Mycosphaerella
Species	Urocitellus undulatus	Mycosphaerella colorata

Conservation Status

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Laurel Leaf Spot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel	Mountain Laurel Leaf Spot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain Laurel Leaf Spot

Habitat

Native to North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in United States.