Alashan Ground Squirrel vs Fern Palm

Spermophilus alashanicus compared with Cycas revoluta

Key Differences

• Alashan Ground Squirrel is Least Concern while Fern Palm is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alashan Ground Squirrel	Fern Palm
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Cycadopsida (Cycadopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Cycadales (Cycadales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Cycadaceae
Genus	Spermophilus	Cycas
Species	Spermophilus alashanicus	Cycas revoluta

Conservation Status

Alashan Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Fern Palm

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alashan Ground Squirrel	Fern Palm
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alashan Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fern Palm

Habitat

Native to Africa and Asia and Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (India, Taiwan), Europe (Portugal), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.