Alashan Ground Squirrel vs black-bindweed

Spermophilus alashanicus compared with Dioscorea communis

Key Differences

• Alashan Ground Squirrel is Least Concern while black-bindweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alashan Ground Squirrel	black-bindweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Spermophilus	Dioscorea
Species	Spermophilus alashanicus	Dioscorea communis

Conservation Status

Alashan Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

black-bindweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alashan Ground Squirrel	black-bindweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alashan Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

black-bindweed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Portugal and Sweden.

Alashan Ground Squirrel

The Alashan Ground Squirrel (Spermophilus alashanicus) is a species in the genus Spermophilus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

black-bindweed

The Black-bindweed (Dioscorea communis) is a species in the genus Dioscorea. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.