Long-tailed Ground Squirrel vs Meadow Shade

Urocitellus undulatus compared with Cnephasia pasiuana

Key Differences

• Long-tailed Ground Squirrel is Least Concern while Meadow Shade is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel	Meadow Shade
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)
Class	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Insecta (Insekten)
Order	Rodentia (Nagetiere)	Lepidoptera (Schmetterlinge)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Tortricidae
Genus	Urocitellus	Cnephasia
Species	Urocitellus undulatus	Cnephasia pasiuana

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Meadow Shade

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Meadow Shade

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.