Long-tailed Ground Squirrel vs Museum Beetle

Urocitellus undulatus compared with Anthrenus museorum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel	Museum Beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Dermestidae
Genus	Urocitellus	Anthrenus
Species	Urocitellus undulatus	Anthrenus museorum

Evolutionary Relationship

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel and Museum Beetle share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Museum Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel	Museum Beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Museum Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).