Alashan Ground Squirrel vs fork-leaf cycas

Spermophilus alashanicus compared with Cycas micholitzii

Key Differences

• Alashan Ground Squirrel is Least Concern while fork-leaf cycas is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alashan Ground Squirrel	fork-leaf cycas
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 micholitzii

Conservation Status

Alashan Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

fork-leaf cycas

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alashan Ground Squirrel	fork-leaf cycas
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alashan Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

fork-leaf cycas

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.