Alashan Ground Squirrel vs four-leaf devil-pepper

Spermophilus alashanicus compared with Rauvolfia tetraphylla

Key Differences

• Alashan Ground Squirrel is Least Concern while four-leaf devil-pepper is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alashan Ground Squirrel	four-leaf devil-pepper
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Apocynaceae
Genus	Spermophilus	Rauvolfia
Species	Spermophilus alashanicus	Rauvolfia tetraphylla

Conservation Status

Alashan Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

four-leaf devil-pepper

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alashan Ground Squirrel	four-leaf devil-pepper
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alashan Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

four-leaf devil-pepper

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Australia, Colombia, India, and Taiwan.

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.