Long-tailed Ground Squirrel vs Willow-leaved Dock

Urocitellus undulatus compared with Rumex salicifolius

Key Differences

• Long-tailed Ground Squirrel is Least Concern while Willow-leaved Dock is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel	Willow-leaved Dock
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Polygonaceae
Genus	Urocitellus	Rumex
Species	Urocitellus undulatus	Rumex salicifolius

Conservation Status

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Willow-leaved Dock

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel	Willow-leaved Dock
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Willow-leaved Dock

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (14 countries).