Alectryon vs Yellow Ground Squirrel

Alectryon tropicus compared with Spermophilus fulvus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alectryon	Yellow 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 fulvus

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

Yellow Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alectryon	Yellow 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.

Yellow Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Russia.

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.