Long-tailed Ground Squirrel vs Waved Pincertail

Urocitellus undulatus compared with Onychogomphus flexuosus

Key Differences

• Long-tailed Ground Squirrel is Least Concern while Waved Pincertail is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel	Waved Pincertail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Gomphidae
Genus	Urocitellus	Onychogomphus
Species	Urocitellus undulatus	Onychogomphus flexuosus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Waved Pincertail

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel	Waved Pincertail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Waved Pincertail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.