Nutria de Sumatra vs Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

Lutra sumatrana compared with Urocitellus undulatus

Key Differences

• Nutria de Sumatra is Endangered while Long-tailed Ground Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Nutria de Sumatra	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Carnivora (carnívoros)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Lutra (Otters)	Urocitellus
Species	Lutra sumatrana	Urocitellus undulatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Nutria de Sumatra and Long-tailed Ground Squirrel share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Nutria de Sumatra

EN — Endangered

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Nutria de Sumatra	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Nutria de Sumatra

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.