Long-tailed Ground Squirrel vs Variable Darner

Urocitellus undulatus compared with Aeshna interrupta

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel	Variable Darner
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Aeshnidae
Genus	Urocitellus	Aeshna
Species	Urocitellus undulatus	Aeshna interrupta

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Variable Darner

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel	Variable Darner
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Variable Darner

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.