Long-tailed Ground Squirrel vs scratch grass

Urocitellus undulatus compared with Muhlenbergia asperifolia

Key Differences

• Long-tailed Ground Squirrel is Least Concern while scratch grass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel	scratch grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Urocitellus	Muhlenbergia
Species	Urocitellus undulatus	Muhlenbergia asperifolia

Conservation Status

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

scratch grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel	scratch grass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

scratch grass

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Canada.