Long-tailed Ground Squirrel vs Weeping Widow

Urocitellus undulatus compared with Lacrymaria lacrymabunda

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel	Weeping Widow
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Psathyrellaceae
Genus	Urocitellus	Lacrymaria
Species	Urocitellus undulatus	Lacrymaria lacrymabunda

Conservation Status

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Weeping Widow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel	Weeping Widow
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Weeping Widow

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), and North America (United States).