Long-tailed Ground Squirrel vs Question Mark

Urocitellus undulatus compared with Polygonia interrogationis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel	Question Mark
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)	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Urocitellus	Polygonia
Species	Urocitellus undulatus	Polygonia interrogationis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Question Mark

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel	Question Mark
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Question Mark

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.