Long-tailed Ground Squirrel vs Goldene Acht

Urocitellus undulatus compared with Colias hyale

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel	Goldene Acht
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)
Class	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Insecta (Insekten)
Order	Rodentia (Nagetiere)	Lepidoptera (Schmetterlinge)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Pieridae
Genus	Urocitellus	Colias
Species	Urocitellus undulatus	Colias hyale

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Goldene Acht

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Goldene Acht

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (35 countries).

Goldene Acht

Pale Clouded Yellow (Colias hyale) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.