Long-tailed Ground Squirrel vs Spinose Thyme-Moss

Urocitellus undulatus compared with Mnium spinosum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel	Spinose Thyme-Moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Bryales (Bryales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Mniaceae
Genus	Urocitellus	Mnium
Species	Urocitellus undulatus	Mnium spinosum

Conservation Status

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Spinose Thyme-Moss

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Spinose Thyme-Moss

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States.