Fringed Sedge vs Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

Carex crinita compared with Urocitellus undulatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fringed Sedge	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (พืช)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order	Poales (อันดับหญ้า)	Rodentia (อันดับสัตว์ฟันแทะ)
Family	Cyperaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Carex	Urocitellus
Species	Carex crinita	Urocitellus undulatus

Conservation Status

Fringed Sedge

LC — Least Concern

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fringed Sedge	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fringed Sedge

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in United States.

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.