Long-tailed Ground Squirrel vs mule deer

Urocitellus undulatus compared with Odocoileus hemionus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel	mule deer
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Cervidae (Deer)
Genus	Urocitellus	Odocoileus
Species	Urocitellus undulatus	Odocoileus hemionus

Evolutionary Relationship

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel and mule deer share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

mule deer

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel	mule deer
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

mule deer

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, United Kingdom, and United States.