Long-tailed Ground Squirrel vs Potato flea beetle

Urocitellus undulatus compared with Psylliodes affinis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel	Potato flea beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Chrysomelidae
Genus	Urocitellus	Psylliodes
Species	Urocitellus undulatus	Psylliodes affinis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Potato flea beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel	Potato flea beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Potato flea beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (4 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).