Appendage-bearing Centaury vs Little Ground Squirrel

Psephellus appendicigerus compared with Spermophilus pygmaeus

Key Differences

• Appendage-bearing Centaury is Endangered while Little Ground Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Appendage-bearing Centaury	Little Ground Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Psephellus	Spermophilus
Species	Psephellus appendicigerus	Spermophilus pygmaeus

Conservation Status

Appendage-bearing Centaury

EN — Endangered

Little Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Appendage-bearing Centaury	Little Ground Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Appendage-bearing Centaury

Habitat

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

Little Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Russia and Ukraine.

Appendage-bearing Centaury

The Appendage-bearing Centaury (Psephellus appendicigerus) is a species in the genus Psephellus. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.