Long-tailed Ground Squirrel vs river ragged moss

Urocitellus undulatus compared with Brachythecium rivulare

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel	river ragged moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Hypnales (Hypnales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Brachytheciaceae
Genus	Urocitellus	Brachythecium
Species	Urocitellus undulatus	Brachythecium rivulare

Conservation Status

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

river ragged moss

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel	river ragged moss
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

river ragged moss

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (United States).