Alashan Ground Squirrel vs four-wing evening-primrose

Spermophilus alashanicus compared with Oenothera tetraptera

Key Differences

• Alashan Ground Squirrel is Least Concern while four-wing evening-primrose is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alashan Ground Squirrel	four-wing evening-primrose
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Onagraceae
Genus	Spermophilus	Oenothera
Species	Spermophilus alashanicus	Oenothera tetraptera

Conservation Status

Alashan Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

four-wing evening-primrose

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alashan Ground Squirrel	four-wing evening-primrose
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alashan Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

four-wing evening-primrose

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (4 countries), Europe (Portugal, Sweden), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (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.