Long-tailed Ground Squirrel vs Round ray

Urocitellus undulatus compared with Irolita waitii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel	Round 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)	Arhynchobatidae
Genus	Urocitellus	Irolita
Species	Urocitellus undulatus	Irolita waitii

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Round ray

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Round ray