Long-tailed Ground Squirrel vs Mountain Water Rat

Urocitellus undulatus compared with Baiyankamys habbema

Key Differences

• Long-tailed Ground Squirrel is Least Concern while Mountain Water Rat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel	Mountain Water Rat
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)	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Urocitellus	Baiyankamys
Species	Urocitellus undulatus	Baiyankamys habbema

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Water Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.