Long-tailed Ground Squirrel vs Red Cosmet

Urocitellus undulatus compared with Mompha locupletella

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel	Red Cosmet
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)	Momphidae
Genus	Urocitellus	Mompha
Species	Urocitellus undulatus	Mompha locupletella

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Red Cosmet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red Cosmet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.