Long-tailed Ground Squirrel vs opal nodding moss

Urocitellus undulatus compared with Pohlia cruda

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel	opal nodding moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Bryales (Bryales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Mniaceae
Genus	Urocitellus	Pohlia
Species	Urocitellus undulatus	Pohlia cruda

Conservation Status

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

opal nodding moss

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel	opal nodding moss
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

opal nodding moss

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).