Long-tailed Ground Squirrel vs pharaoh ant

Urocitellus undulatus compared with Monomorium pharaonis

Key Differences

• Long-tailed Ground Squirrel is Least Concern while pharaoh ant is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel	pharaoh ant
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Formicidae
Genus	Urocitellus	Monomorium
Species	Urocitellus undulatus	Monomorium pharaonis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

pharaoh ant

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel	pharaoh ant
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

pharaoh ant

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (7 countries), Europe (24 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (6 countries).