Long-tailed Ground Squirrel vs Slender Spreadwing

Urocitellus undulatus compared with Lestes rectangularis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel	Slender Spreadwing
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Lestidae
Genus	Urocitellus	Lestes
Species	Urocitellus undulatus	Lestes rectangularis

Evolutionary Relationship

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel and Slender Spreadwing share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Slender Spreadwing

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel	Slender Spreadwing
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Slender Spreadwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.