Long-tailed Ground Squirrel vs Turkish Hazel

Urocitellus undulatus compared with Corylus colurna

Key Differences

• Long-tailed Ground Squirrel is Least Concern while Turkish Hazel is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel	Turkish Hazel
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Betulaceae
Genus	Urocitellus	Corylus
Species	Urocitellus undulatus	Corylus colurna

Conservation Status

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Turkish Hazel

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel	Turkish Hazel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Turkish Hazel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (12 countries).