Long-tailed Ground Squirrel vs Slough sedge

Urocitellus undulatus compared with Carex obnupta

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel	Slough sedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Cyperaceae
Genus	Urocitellus	Carex
Species	Urocitellus undulatus	Carex obnupta

Conservation Status

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Slough sedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel	Slough sedge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Slough sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Canada.