Long-tailed Ground Squirrel vs

Urocitellus undulatus compared with Sphingobium ummariense

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Bacteria (Bacteria)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Proteobacteria (Proteobacteria)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Alphaproteobacteria (Alphaproteobacteria)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Sphingomonadales (Sphingomonadales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Sphingomonadaceae
Genus	Urocitellus	Sphingobium
Species	Urocitellus undulatus	Sphingobium ummariense

Conservation Status

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Habitat

Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Sphingobium ummariense is a Gram-negative aerobic bacterium first described from Ummari, India, reflecting its geographic isolation locality. It inhabits tropical soils of South Asia. This chemoheterotrophic rod degrades aromatic compounds and other organic substrates in warm terrestrial environments.