Long-tailed Ground Squirrel vs Sitka Brome

Urocitellus undulatus compared with Bromus sitchensis

Key Differences

• Long-tailed Ground Squirrel is Least Concern while Sitka Brome is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel	Sitka Brome
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	Bromus
Species	Urocitellus undulatus	Bromus sitchensis

Conservation Status

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Sitka Brome

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel	Sitka Brome
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sitka Brome

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (United States).