Alashan Ground Squirrel vs mango-pine

Spermophilus alashanicus compared with Barringtonia asiatica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alashan Ground Squirrel	mango-pine
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Lecythidaceae
Genus	Spermophilus	Barringtonia
Species	Spermophilus alashanicus	Barringtonia asiatica

Conservation Status

Alashan Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

mango-pine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alashan Ground Squirrel	mango-pine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alashan Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

mango-pine

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Antigua and Barbuda, Comoros, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 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.