Long-tailed Ground Squirrel vs northern false asphodel

Urocitellus undulatus compared with Tofieldia coccinea

Key Differences

• Long-tailed Ground Squirrel is Least Concern while northern false asphodel is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel	northern false asphodel
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Tofieldiaceae
Genus	Urocitellus	Tofieldia
Species	Urocitellus undulatus	Tofieldia coccinea

Conservation Status

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

northern false asphodel

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel	northern false asphodel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

northern false asphodel

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and Norway.