Long-tailed Ground Squirrel vs Onion Smut

Urocitellus undulatus compared with Urocystis magica

Key Differences

• Long-tailed Ground Squirrel is Least Concern while Onion Smut is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel	Onion Smut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Ustilaginomycetes (Ustilaginomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Urocystidales (Urocystidales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Urocystidaceae
Genus	Urocitellus	Urocystis
Species	Urocitellus undulatus	Urocystis magica

Conservation Status

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Onion Smut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel	Onion Smut
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Onion Smut

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Poland, and Sweden.