Long-tailed Ground Squirrel vs pine vole

Urocitellus undulatus compared with Microtus subterraneus

Key Differences

• Long-tailed Ground Squirrel is Least Concern while pine vole is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel	pine vole
Kingdom same	Animalia (động vật)	Animalia (động vật)
Phylum same	Chordata (động vật có dây sống)	Chordata (động vật có dây sống)
Class same	Mammalia (lớp Thú)	Mammalia (lớp Thú)
Order same	Rodentia (Bộ Gặm nhấm)	Rodentia (Bộ Gặm nhấm)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Cricetidae
Genus	Urocitellus	Microtus
Species	Urocitellus undulatus	Microtus subterraneus

Evolutionary Relationship

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel and pine vole share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Bộ Gặm nhấm)

Conservation Status

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

pine vole

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel	pine vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

pine vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Belgium. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.