Alashan Ground Squirrel vs limestone scurvygrass

Spermophilus alashanicus compared with Cochlearia tridactylites

Key Differences

• Alashan Ground Squirrel is Least Concern while limestone scurvygrass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alashan Ground Squirrel	limestone scurvygrass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Brassicaceae
Genus	Spermophilus	Cochlearia
Species	Spermophilus alashanicus	Cochlearia tridactylites

Conservation Status

Alashan Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

limestone scurvygrass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alashan Ground Squirrel	limestone scurvygrass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alashan Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

limestone scurvygrass

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and France.

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.