Alectryon vs Daurian Ground Squirrel

Alectryon tropicus compared with Spermophilus dauricus

Key Differences

• Alectryon is Near Threatened while Daurian Ground Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alectryon	Daurian Ground Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Sapindaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Alectryon	Spermophilus
Species	Alectryon tropicus	Spermophilus dauricus

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

Daurian Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alectryon	Daurian Ground Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alectryon

Habitat

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

Daurian Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Alectryon

The Alectryon (Alectryon tropicus) is a species in the genus Alectryon. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.