Long-tailed Ground Squirrel vs Thomson'S Rosette Lichen

Urocitellus undulatus compared with Physcia thomsoniana

Key Differences

• Long-tailed Ground Squirrel is Least Concern while Thomson'S Rosette Lichen is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel	Thomson'S Rosette Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Caliciales (Caliciales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Physciaceae
Genus	Urocitellus	Physcia
Species	Urocitellus undulatus	Physcia thomsoniana

Conservation Status

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Thomson'S Rosette Lichen

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel	Thomson'S Rosette Lichen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Thomson'S Rosette Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.