Long-tailed Ground Squirrel vs Slippery Jill

Urocitellus undulatus compared with Suillus salmonicolor

Key Differences

• Long-tailed Ground Squirrel is Least Concern while Slippery Jill is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel	Slippery Jill
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Suillaceae
Genus	Urocitellus	Suillus
Species	Urocitellus undulatus	Suillus salmonicolor

Conservation Status

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Slippery Jill

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel	Slippery Jill
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Slippery Jill

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.