Long-tailed Ground Squirrel vs Mule Grass

Urocitellus undulatus compared with Bouteloua americana

Key Differences

• Long-tailed Ground Squirrel is Least Concern while Mule Grass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel	Mule Grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Urocitellus	Bouteloua
Species	Urocitellus undulatus	Bouteloua americana

Conservation Status

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Mule Grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel	Mule Grass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mule Grass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Guyana, and Venezuela.