Long-tailed Ground Squirrel vs Red Balau

Urocitellus undulatus compared with Shorea collina

Key Differences

• Long-tailed Ground Squirrel is Least Concern while Red Balau is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel	Red Balau
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Dipterocarpaceae
Genus	Urocitellus	Shorea
Species	Urocitellus undulatus	Shorea collina

Conservation Status

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Red Balau

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel	Red Balau
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red Balau

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.