Long-tailed Ground Squirrel vs Thomas's Rope Squirrel

Urocitellus undulatus compared with Funisciurus anerythrus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel	Thomas's Rope Squirrel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family same	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Urocitellus	Funisciurus
Species	Urocitellus undulatus	Funisciurus anerythrus

Evolutionary Relationship

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel and Thomas's Rope Squirrel share a common ancestor at the Family level: Sciuridae. (Squirrels)

Conservation Status

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Thomas's Rope Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel	Thomas's Rope Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Thomas's Rope Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.