Long-tailed Ground Squirrel vs Turnip flea beetle

Urocitellus undulatus compared with Phyllotreta undulata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel	Turnip flea beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Chrysomelidae
Genus	Urocitellus	Phyllotreta
Species	Urocitellus undulatus	Phyllotreta undulata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Turnip flea beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel	Turnip flea beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Turnip flea beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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