Long-tailed Ground Squirrel vs Snow Lichen

Urocitellus undulatus compared with Stereocaulon glaucescens

Key Differences

• Long-tailed Ground Squirrel is Least Concern while Snow Lichen is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel	Snow Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Stereocaulaceae
Genus	Urocitellus	Stereocaulon
Species	Urocitellus undulatus	Stereocaulon glaucescens

Conservation Status

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Snow Lichen

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel	Snow Lichen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Snow Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.