Long-tailed Ground Squirrel vs Willow Oak

Urocitellus undulatus compared with Quercus phellos

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel	Willow Oak
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Fagaceae (Beech Family)
Genus	Urocitellus	Quercus (Oaks)
Species	Urocitellus undulatus	Quercus phellos

Conservation Status

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Willow Oak

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Willow Oak

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.