Long-tailed Ground Squirrel vs Plain Gold

Urocitellus undulatus compared with Micropterix calthella

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel	Plain Gold
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)	Micropterigidae
Genus	Urocitellus	Micropterix
Species	Urocitellus undulatus	Micropterix calthella

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Plain Gold

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel	Plain Gold
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Plain Gold

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.