Long-tailed Ground Squirrel vs northern wheatgrass

Urocitellus undulatus compared with Elymus macrourus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel	northern wheatgrass
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	Elymus
Species	Urocitellus undulatus	Elymus macrourus

Conservation Status

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

northern wheatgrass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

northern wheatgrass

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and Norway.