Long-tailed Ground Squirrel vs Mexican Muhly

Urocitellus undulatus compared with Muhlenbergia mexicana

Key Differences

• Long-tailed Ground Squirrel is Least Concern while Mexican Muhly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel	Mexican Muhly
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (planta)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Urocitellus	Muhlenbergia
Species	Urocitellus undulatus	Muhlenbergia mexicana

Conservation Status

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Mexican Muhly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mexican Muhly

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (United States).