Babington's Orache vs Daurian Ground Squirrel

Atriplex glabriuscula compared with Spermophilus dauricus

Key Differences

• Babington's Orache is Near Threatened while Daurian Ground Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Babington's Orache	Daurian Ground Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Amaranthaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Atriplex	Spermophilus
Species	Atriplex glabriuscula	Spermophilus dauricus

Conservation Status

Babington's Orache

NT — Near Threatened

Daurian Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Babington's Orache	Daurian Ground Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Babington's Orache

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Daurian Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Babington's Orache

The Babington's Orache (Atriplex glabriuscula) is a species in the genus Atriplex. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.