Long-tailed Ground Squirrel vs Tufted Sedge

Urocitellus undulatus compared with Bulbostylis lichtensteiniana

Taxonomic Classification

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

Conservation Status

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Tufted Sedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tufted Sedge

Habitat

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