Long-tailed Ground Squirrel vs Tar spot

Urocitellus undulatus compared with Phyllachora maydis

Key Differences

• Long-tailed Ground Squirrel is Least Concern while Tar spot is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel	Tar spot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Phyllachorales (Phyllachorales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Phyllachoraceae
Genus	Urocitellus	Phyllachora
Species	Urocitellus undulatus	Phyllachora maydis

Conservation Status

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Tar spot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel	Tar spot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tar spot

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.