Long-tailed Ground Squirrel vs Short-tailed Hopping Mouse

Urocitellus undulatus compared with Notomys amplus

Key Differences

• Long-tailed Ground Squirrel is Least Concern while Short-tailed Hopping Mouse is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel	Short-tailed Hopping Mouse
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Urocitellus	Notomys
Species	Urocitellus undulatus	Notomys amplus

Evolutionary Relationship

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel and Short-tailed Hopping Mouse share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Rodents)

Conservation Status

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Short-tailed Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel	Short-tailed Hopping Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Short-tailed Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.