Long-tailed Ground Squirrel vs Rusty Snaketail

Urocitellus undulatus compared with Ophiogomphus rupinsulensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel	Rusty Snaketail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Gomphidae
Genus	Urocitellus	Ophiogomphus
Species	Urocitellus undulatus	Ophiogomphus rupinsulensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel and Rusty Snaketail share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Rusty Snaketail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel	Rusty Snaketail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rusty Snaketail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.