Long-tailed Ground Squirrel vs smooth coil

Urocitellus undulatus compared with Lucilla scintilla

Key Differences

• Long-tailed Ground Squirrel is Least Concern while smooth coil is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel	smooth coil
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Helicodiscidae
Genus	Urocitellus	Lucilla
Species	Urocitellus undulatus	Lucilla scintilla

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

smooth coil

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel	smooth coil
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

smooth coil

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Found across Asia (Israel) and Europe (6 countries).