Long-tailed Ground Squirrel vs Rye sedge

Urocitellus undulatus compared with Carex secalina

Key Differences

• Long-tailed Ground Squirrel is Least Concern while Rye sedge is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel	Rye sedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Cyperaceae
Genus	Urocitellus	Carex
Species	Urocitellus undulatus	Carex secalina

Conservation Status

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Rye sedge

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel	Rye sedge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rye sedge

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Russia, and United States.