alpine speedwell vs Little Ground Squirrel

Veronica alpina compared with Spermophilus pygmaeus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine speedwell	Little Ground Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Plantaginaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Veronica	Spermophilus
Species	Veronica alpina	Spermophilus pygmaeus

Conservation Status

alpine speedwell

LC — Least Concern

Little Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine speedwell	Little Ground Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

alpine speedwell

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (Canada).

Little Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Russia and Ukraine.

alpine speedwell

The Alpine speedwell (Veronica alpina) is a species in the genus Veronica. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (Canada).