Alashan Ground Squirrel vs wild safflower

Spermophilus alashanicus compared with Carthamus oxyacanthus

Key Differences

• Alashan Ground Squirrel is Least Concern while wild safflower is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alashan Ground Squirrel	wild safflower
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Spermophilus	Carthamus
Species	Spermophilus alashanicus	Carthamus oxyacanthus

Conservation Status

Alashan Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

wild safflower

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alashan Ground Squirrel	wild safflower
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alashan Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

wild safflower

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, India, Pakistan, and Sweden.

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.