Long-tailed Ground Squirrel vs

Urocitellus undulatus compared with Staphylococcus epidermidis

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)	Firmicutes (Firmicutes)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bacilli (Bacilli)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Staphylococcales
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Staphylococcaceae
Genus	Urocitellus	Staphylococcus
Species	Urocitellus undulatus	Staphylococcus epidermidis

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.

Staphylococcus epidermidis is a coagulase-negative Gram-positive coccus that is the most abundant commensal bacterium on human skin. It colonizes the entire body surface and mucous membranes of humans and other mammals globally. While normally harmless, it is a leading cause of biofilm-associated infections on implanted medical devices.