Long-tailed Ground Squirrel vs Rust Fungus

Urocitellus undulatus compared with Puccinia calcitrapae

Key Differences

• Long-tailed Ground Squirrel is Least Concern while Rust Fungus is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel	Rust Fungus
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Pucciniaceae
Genus	Urocitellus	Puccinia
Species	Urocitellus undulatus	Puccinia calcitrapae

Conservation Status

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Rust Fungus

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel	Rust Fungus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rust Fungus

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).