Long-tailed Ground Squirrel vs Set-aside Downy-back

Urocitellus undulatus compared with Ophonus laticollis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel	Set-aside Downy-back
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Carabidae
Genus	Urocitellus	Ophonus
Species	Urocitellus undulatus	Ophonus laticollis

Evolutionary Relationship

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel and Set-aside Downy-back share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Set-aside Downy-back

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel	Set-aside Downy-back
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Set-aside Downy-back

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Switzerland.