arctic groundsel vs Little Ground Squirrel

Tephroseris frigida compared with Spermophilus pygmaeus

Key Differences

• arctic groundsel is Not Evaluated while Little Ground Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	arctic groundsel	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	Tephroseris	Spermophilus
Species	Tephroseris frigida	Spermophilus pygmaeus

Conservation Status

arctic groundsel

NE — Not Evaluated

Little Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	arctic groundsel	Little Ground Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

arctic groundsel

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and Norway.

Little Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Russia and Ukraine.

arctic groundsel

The Arctic groundsel (Tephroseris frigida) is a species in the genus Tephroseris. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.