Long-tailed Ground Squirrel vs small heath

Urocitellus undulatus compared with Coenonympha pamphilus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel	small heath
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Urocitellus	Coenonympha
Species	Urocitellus undulatus	Coenonympha pamphilus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

small heath

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel	small heath
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

small heath

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (40 countries).

small heath

small heath (Coenonympha pamphilus) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.