Long-tailed Ground Squirrel vs Tineid moth

Urocitellus undulatus compared with Monopis obviella

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel	Tineid moth
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Tineidae
Genus	Urocitellus	Monopis
Species	Urocitellus undulatus	Monopis obviella

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Tineid moth

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel	Tineid moth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tineid moth

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.