Long-tailed Ground Squirrel vs Ragged Notchwort

Urocitellus undulatus compared with Mesoptychia heterocolpos

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel	Ragged Notchwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Jungermanniaceae
Genus	Urocitellus	Mesoptychia
Species	Urocitellus undulatus	Mesoptychia heterocolpos

Conservation Status

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Ragged Notchwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel	Ragged Notchwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ragged Notchwort

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States.