Long-tailed Ground Squirrel vs Sears' Goatgrass

Urocitellus undulatus compared with Aegilops searsii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel	Sears' Goatgrass
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	Aegilops
Species	Urocitellus undulatus	Aegilops searsii

Conservation Status

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Sears' Goatgrass

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel	Sears' Goatgrass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sears' Goatgrass

Habitat

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