Long-tailed Ground Squirrel vs Swamp Beacon

Urocitellus undulatus compared with Mitrula elegans

Key Differences

• Long-tailed Ground Squirrel is Least Concern while Swamp Beacon is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel	Swamp Beacon
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Helotiales (Helotiales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Cenangiaceae
Genus	Urocitellus	Mitrula
Species	Urocitellus undulatus	Mitrula elegans

Conservation Status

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Swamp Beacon

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel	Swamp Beacon
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Swamp Beacon

Habitat

Native to North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in United States.