Long-tailed Ground Squirrel vs Ocellated Emerald

Urocitellus undulatus compared with Somatochlora minor

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel	Ocellated Emerald
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Corduliidae
Genus	Urocitellus	Somatochlora
Species	Urocitellus undulatus	Somatochlora minor

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Ocellated Emerald

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel	Ocellated Emerald
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ocellated Emerald

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.