Long-tailed Ground Squirrel vs sun shell

Urocitellus undulatus compared with Astraea heliotropium

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel	sun shell
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Trochida (Trochida)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Turbinidae
Genus	Urocitellus	Astraea
Species	Urocitellus undulatus	Astraea heliotropium

Evolutionary Relationship

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel and sun shell share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

sun shell

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel	sun shell
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

sun shell

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Found in New Zealand.