Long-tailed Ground Squirrel vs Ross Sedge

Urocitellus undulatus compared with Carex rossii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel	Ross Sedge
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	Carex
Species	Urocitellus undulatus	Carex rossii

Conservation Status

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Ross Sedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel	Ross Sedge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ross Sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.