iris de Virginie vs Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

Iris virginica compared with Urocitellus undulatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	iris de Virginie	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Arthropoda (arthropodes)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (insecte)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Mantodea (Mantodea)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Eremiaphilidae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Iris	Urocitellus
Species	Iris virginica	Urocitellus undulatus

Evolutionary Relationship

iris de Virginie and Long-tailed Ground Squirrel share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (animal)

Conservation Status

iris de Virginie

LC — Least Concern

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	iris de Virginie	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

iris de Virginie

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Taiwan and United States.

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

iris de Virginie

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