Bedstraw vs Daurian Ground Squirrel

Galium aparine compared with Spermophilus dauricus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bedstraw Daurian Ground Squirrel
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Gentianales (Gentianales) Rodentia (Rodents)
Family Rubiaceae Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus Galium Spermophilus
Species Galium aparine Spermophilus dauricus

Conservation Status

Bedstraw

LC — Least Concern

Daurian Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bedstraw Daurian Ground Squirrel
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bedstraw

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 11 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Burundi, Madagascar), Asia (China, Nepal, Pakistan), Europe (11 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (5 countries).

Daurian Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bedstraw

The Bedstraw (Galium aparine) is a species in the genus Galium. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 11 distinct biome types. Populations are also found.

Daurian Ground Squirrel

No description available.

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