Long-tailed Ground Squirrel vs Strange Skate

Urocitellus undulatus compared with Notoraja inusitata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel	Strange Skate
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Arhynchobatidae
Genus	Urocitellus	Notoraja
Species	Urocitellus undulatus	Notoraja inusitata

Evolutionary Relationship

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel and Strange Skate share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Strange Skate

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Strange Skate