Alashan Ground Squirrel vs least pouncewort

Spermophilus alashanicus compared with Lejeunea cavifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alashan Ground Squirrel	least pouncewort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Porellales (Porellales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Lejeuneaceae
Genus	Spermophilus	Lejeunea
Species	Spermophilus alashanicus	Lejeunea cavifolia

Conservation Status

Alashan Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

least pouncewort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alashan Ground Squirrel	least pouncewort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alashan Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

least pouncewort

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).

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.