Long-tailed Ground Squirrel vs Ridged Tooth

Urocitellus undulatus compared with Hydnellum scrobiculatum

Key Differences

• Long-tailed Ground Squirrel is Least Concern while Ridged Tooth is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel	Ridged Tooth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Bankeraceae
Genus	Urocitellus	Hydnellum
Species	Urocitellus undulatus	Hydnellum scrobiculatum

Conservation Status

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Ridged Tooth

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel	Ridged Tooth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ridged Tooth

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).