Long-tailed Ground Squirrel vs Pomace Fly

Urocitellus undulatus compared with Scaptomyza pallida

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel	Pomace Fly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Drosophilidae
Genus	Urocitellus	Scaptomyza
Species	Urocitellus undulatus	Scaptomyza pallida

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Pomace Fly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel	Pomace Fly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pomace Fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), and North America (United States).