Long-tailed Ground Squirrel vs Yellow Toadflax Smut

Urocitellus undulatus compared with Melanotaenium cingens

Key Differences

• Long-tailed Ground Squirrel is Least Concern while Yellow Toadflax Smut is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel	Yellow Toadflax Smut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Ustilaginomycetes (Ustilaginomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Ustilaginales (Ustilaginales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Melanotaeniaceae
Genus	Urocitellus	Melanotaenium
Species	Urocitellus undulatus	Melanotaenium cingens

Conservation Status

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Yellow Toadflax Smut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel	Yellow Toadflax Smut
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Yellow Toadflax Smut

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Sweden.