Long-tailed Ground Squirrel vs Robbins Spikerush

Urocitellus undulatus compared with Eleocharis robbinsii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel	Robbins Spikerush
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Cyperaceae
Genus	Urocitellus	Eleocharis
Species	Urocitellus undulatus	Eleocharis robbinsii

Conservation Status

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Robbins Spikerush

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel	Robbins Spikerush
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Robbins Spikerush

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.