Long-tailed Ground Squirrel vs Rough ray

Urocitellus undulatus compared with Raja radula

Key Differences

• Long-tailed Ground Squirrel is Least Concern while Rough ray is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel	Rough ray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Rajidae
Genus	Urocitellus	Raja
Species	Urocitellus undulatus	Raja radula

Evolutionary Relationship

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel and Rough ray share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Rough ray

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel	Rough ray
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rough ray