Long-tailed Ground Squirrel vs Pigeon Flea

Urocitellus undulatus compared with Ceratophyllus columbae

Key Differences

• Long-tailed Ground Squirrel is Least Concern while Pigeon Flea is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel	Pigeon Flea
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Arthropoda (artrópode)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Insecta (inseto)
Order	Rodentia (Roedores)	Siphonaptera (Pulga)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Ceratophyllidae
Genus	Urocitellus	Ceratophyllus
Species	Urocitellus undulatus	Ceratophyllus columbae

Evolutionary Relationship

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel and Pigeon Flea share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Pigeon Flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel	Pigeon Flea
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pigeon Flea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (18 countries).