Long-tailed Ground Squirrel vs Sphecid wasp

Urocitellus undulatus compared with Ectemnius cephalotes

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel	Sphecid wasp
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Crabronidae
Genus	Urocitellus	Ectemnius
Species	Urocitellus undulatus	Ectemnius cephalotes

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Sphecid wasp

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel	Sphecid wasp
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sphecid wasp

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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