Long-tailed Ground Squirrel vs Smooth Rock Tripe

Urocitellus undulatus compared with Umbilicaria mammulata

Key Differences

• Long-tailed Ground Squirrel is Least Concern while Smooth Rock Tripe is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel	Smooth Rock Tripe
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Umbilicariales (Umbilicariales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Umbilicariaceae
Genus	Urocitellus	Umbilicaria
Species	Urocitellus undulatus	Umbilicaria mammulata

Conservation Status

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Smooth Rock Tripe

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel	Smooth Rock Tripe
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Smooth Rock Tripe

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.