Long-tailed Ground Squirrel vs Plum Tortrix

Urocitellus undulatus compared with Hedya pruniana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel	Plum Tortrix
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)	Tortricidae
Genus	Urocitellus	Hedya
Species	Urocitellus undulatus	Hedya pruniana

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Plum Tortrix

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel	Plum Tortrix
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Plum Tortrix

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.