Long-tailed Ground Squirrel vs spiral flag

Urocitellus undulatus compared with Costus villosissimus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel	spiral flag
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Costaceae
Genus	Urocitellus	Costus
Species	Urocitellus undulatus	Costus villosissimus

Conservation Status

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

spiral flag

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

spiral flag

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in Colombia.