Long-tailed Ground Squirrel vs Three-striped Dasher

Urocitellus undulatus compared with Micrathyria didyma

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel	Three-striped Dasher
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Libellulidae
Genus	Urocitellus	Micrathyria
Species	Urocitellus undulatus	Micrathyria didyma

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Three-striped Dasher

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel	Three-striped Dasher
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Three-striped Dasher

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and United States.