Long-tailed Ground Squirrel vs soldier beetle

Urocitellus undulatus compared with Cantharis rustica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel	soldier beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Cantharidae
Genus	Urocitellus	Cantharis
Species	Urocitellus undulatus	Cantharis rustica

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

soldier beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel	soldier beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

soldier beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Switzerland.