Dingy Dowd vs Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

Blastobasis adustella compared with Urocitellus undulatus

Key Differences

• Dingy Dowd is Not Evaluated while Long-tailed Ground Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dingy Dowd	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Arthropoda (arthropodes)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (insecte)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Blastobasidae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Blastobasis	Urocitellus
Species	Blastobasis adustella	Urocitellus undulatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Dingy Dowd

NE — Not Evaluated

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dingy Dowd	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dingy Dowd

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.