Long-tailed Ground Squirrel vs Shoddy Ragwort

Urocitellus undulatus compared with Senecio pterophorus

Key Differences

• Long-tailed Ground Squirrel is Least Concern while Shoddy Ragwort is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel	Shoddy Ragwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Urocitellus	Senecio
Species	Urocitellus undulatus	Senecio pterophorus

Conservation Status

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Shoddy Ragwort

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel	Shoddy Ragwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Shoddy Ragwort

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).