Long-tailed Ground Squirrel vs Yucatan skate

Urocitellus undulatus compared with Leucoraja yucatanensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel	Yucatan skate
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Rajidae
Genus	Urocitellus	Leucoraja
Species	Urocitellus undulatus	Leucoraja yucatanensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel and Yucatan skate share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Yucatan skate

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel	Yucatan skate
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Yucatan skate