August-Lily vs Brandt s Ground Squirrel

Hosta plantaginea compared with Spermophilus brevicauda

Key Differences

• August-Lily is Not Evaluated while Brandt s Ground Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	August-Lily	Brandt s Ground Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Asparagaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Hosta	Spermophilus
Species	Hosta plantaginea	Spermophilus brevicauda

Conservation Status

August-Lily

NE — Not Evaluated

Brandt s Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	August-Lily	Brandt s Ground Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

August-Lily

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found across Europe (4 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

Brandt s Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

August-Lily

The August-Lily (Hosta plantaginea) is a species in the genus Hosta. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Brandt s Ground Squirrel

The Brandt s ground squirrel (Spermophilus brevicauda) is a species in the genus Spermophilus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.