Alashan Ground Squirrel vs Flat Wrack

Spermophilus alashanicus compared with Fucus spiralis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alashan Ground Squirrel	Flat Wrack
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Phaeophyceae (Phaeophyceae)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fucales (Fucales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Fucaceae
Genus	Spermophilus	Fucus
Species	Spermophilus alashanicus	Fucus spiralis

Conservation Status

Alashan Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Flat Wrack

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alashan Ground Squirrel	Flat Wrack
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alashan Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Flat Wrack

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate coniferous forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Found across Africa (Morocco) and Europe (9 countries).

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.