Long-tailed Ground Squirrel vs Scaly Shadow Lichen

Urocitellus undulatus compared with Phaeophyscia squarrosa

Key Differences

• Long-tailed Ground Squirrel is Least Concern while Scaly Shadow Lichen is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel	Scaly Shadow Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Caliciales (Caliciales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Physciaceae
Genus	Urocitellus	Phaeophyscia
Species	Urocitellus undulatus	Phaeophyscia squarrosa

Conservation Status

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Scaly Shadow Lichen

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel	Scaly Shadow Lichen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Scaly Shadow Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.