Rentierdasselfliege vs Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

Hypoderma tarandi compared with Urocitellus undulatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Rentierdasselfliege	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Insecta (Insekten)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Diptera (Zweiflügler)	Rodentia (Nagetiere)
Family	Oestridae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Hypoderma	Urocitellus
Species	Hypoderma tarandi	Urocitellus undulatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Rentierdasselfliege and Long-tailed Ground Squirrel share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Tier)

Conservation Status

Rentierdasselfliege

LC — Least Concern

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Rentierdasselfliege

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rentierdasselfliege

The Botfly (Hypoderma tarandi) is a species in the genus Hypoderma. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.