Alpine Emerald vs Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

Somatochlora alpestris compared with Urocitellus undulatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Emerald	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel
Kingdom same	Animalia (hayvan)	Animalia (hayvan)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Eklem bacaklılar)	Chordata (Kordalılar)
Class	Insecta (böcek)	Mammalia (memeliler)
Order	Odonata (Kızböcekleri)	Rodentia (kemiriciler)
Family	Corduliidae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Somatochlora	Urocitellus
Species	Somatochlora alpestris	Urocitellus undulatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Alpine Emerald and Long-tailed Ground Squirrel share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (hayvan)

Conservation Status

Alpine Emerald

LC — Least Concern

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Emerald	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Emerald

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Alpine Emerald

The Alpine Emerald (Somatochlora alpestris) is a species in the genus Somatochlora. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats. Distributed across Norway and Sweden.