Long-tailed Ground Squirrel vs Soldier fly

Urocitellus undulatus compared with Microchrysa flavicornis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel	Soldier fly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Stratiomyidae
Genus	Urocitellus	Microchrysa
Species	Urocitellus undulatus	Microchrysa flavicornis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Soldier fly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel	Soldier fly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Soldier fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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