Costa Central Oryzomys vs Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

Nephelomys caracolus compared with Urocitellus undulatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Costa Central Oryzomys	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order same	Rodentia (Roedores)	Rodentia (Roedores)
Family	Cricetidae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Nephelomys	Urocitellus
Species	Nephelomys caracolus	Urocitellus undulatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Costa Central Oryzomys and Long-tailed Ground Squirrel share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Roedores)

Conservation Status

Costa Central Oryzomys

LC — Least Concern

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Costa Central Oryzomys	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Costa Central Oryzomys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.