Long-tailed Ground Squirrel vs Tufted Foxtail

Urocitellus undulatus compared with Alopecurus carolinianus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel	Tufted Foxtail
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Urocitellus	Alopecurus
Species	Urocitellus undulatus	Alopecurus carolinianus

Conservation Status

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Tufted Foxtail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel	Tufted Foxtail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tufted Foxtail

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Canada, France, Netherlands, and United Kingdom.