Long-tailed Ground Squirrel vs Smoky Crottle

Urocitellus undulatus compared with Parmelia omphalodes

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel	Smoky Crottle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Parmeliaceae
Genus	Urocitellus	Parmelia
Species	Urocitellus undulatus	Parmelia omphalodes

Conservation Status

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Smoky Crottle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel	Smoky Crottle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Smoky Crottle

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and United States.