Alashan Ground Squirrel vs Floating Fern

Spermophilus alashanicus compared with Salvinia natans

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alashan Ground Squirrel	Floating Fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Salviniaceae
Genus	Spermophilus	Salvinia
Species	Spermophilus alashanicus	Salvinia natans

Conservation Status

Alashan Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alashan Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Floating Fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (Honduras), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.