Long-tailed Ground Squirrel vs Western Larch

Urocitellus undulatus compared with Larix occidentalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel	Western Larch
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Coniferophyta (Conifers)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pinopsida (Conifers)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Pinales (Pines & Allies)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Pinaceae (Pine Family)
Genus	Urocitellus	Larix
Species	Urocitellus undulatus	Larix occidentalis

Conservation Status

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Western Larch

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel	Western Larch
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Western Larch

Habitat

Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Armenia, Canada, Iceland, and Sweden.