Long-tailed Ground Squirrel vs Red Dock Spot

Urocitellus undulatus compared with Ramularia rubella

Key Differences

• Long-tailed Ground Squirrel is Least Concern while Red Dock Spot is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel	Red Dock Spot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Dothideomycetes (Dothideomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Mycosphaerellales (Mycosphaerellales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Mycosphaerellaceae
Genus	Urocitellus	Ramularia
Species	Urocitellus undulatus	Ramularia rubella

Conservation Status

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Red Dock Spot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red Dock Spot

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, Sweden, and United States.