Long-tailed Ground Squirrel vs Sawback skate

Urocitellus undulatus compared with Leucoraja pristispina

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel	Sawback skate
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Rajidae
Genus	Urocitellus	Leucoraja
Species	Urocitellus undulatus	Leucoraja pristispina

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Sawback skate

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel	Sawback skate
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sawback skate