Long-tailed Ground Squirrel vs Squat Dandelion

Urocitellus undulatus compared with Taraxacum naevosum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel	Squat Dandelion
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Urocitellus	Taraxacum
Species	Urocitellus undulatus	Taraxacum naevosum

Conservation Status

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Squat Dandelion

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Squat Dandelion

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.