bitter daisy vs Little Ground Squirrel

Erigeron acris compared with Spermophilus pygmaeus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bitter daisy	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	Erigeron	Spermophilus
Species	Erigeron acris	Spermophilus pygmaeus

Conservation Status

bitter daisy

LC — Least Concern

Little Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bitter daisy	Little Ground Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

bitter daisy

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).

Little Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Russia and Ukraine.

bitter daisy

The Bitter daisy (Erigeron acris) is a species in the genus Erigeron. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.