Long-tailed Ground Squirrel vs pale shoulder

Urocitellus undulatus compared with Acontia lucida

Key Differences

• Long-tailed Ground Squirrel is Least Concern while pale shoulder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel	pale shoulder
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Noctuidae
Genus	Urocitellus	Acontia
Species	Urocitellus undulatus	Acontia lucida

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

pale shoulder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel	pale shoulder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

pale shoulder

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Portugal, and Sweden.