Long-tailed Ground Squirrel vs Mountain Saffron

Urocitellus undulatus compared with Solorina crocea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel	Mountain Saffron
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Roedores)	Peltigerales (Peltigerales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Peltigeraceae
Genus	Urocitellus	Solorina
Species	Urocitellus undulatus	Solorina crocea

Conservation Status

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Saffron

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel	Mountain Saffron
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain Saffron

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.