Long-tailed Ground Squirrel vs Nodding Trillium

Urocitellus undulatus compared with Trillium cernuum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel	Nodding Trillium
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Liliales (Liliales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Melanthiaceae
Genus	Urocitellus	Trillium
Species	Urocitellus undulatus	Trillium cernuum

Conservation Status

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Nodding Trillium

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel	Nodding Trillium
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Nodding Trillium

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, France, and United States.