Long-tailed Ground Squirrel vs Rusty Swan-Neck Moss

Urocitellus undulatus compared with Campylopus flexuosus

Key Differences

• Long-tailed Ground Squirrel is Least Concern while Rusty Swan-Neck Moss is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel	Rusty Swan-Neck Moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Dicranales (Dicranales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Leucobryaceae
Genus	Urocitellus	Campylopus
Species	Urocitellus undulatus	Campylopus flexuosus

Conservation Status

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Rusty Swan-Neck Moss

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel	Rusty Swan-Neck Moss
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rusty Swan-Neck Moss

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia).