blue mud-plantain vs Daurian Ground Squirrel

Heteranthera limosa compared with Spermophilus dauricus

Key Differences

• blue mud-plantain is Not Evaluated while Daurian Ground Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	blue mud-plantain	Daurian Ground Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Commelinales (Commelinales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Pontederiaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Heteranthera	Spermophilus
Species	Heteranthera limosa	Spermophilus dauricus

Conservation Status

blue mud-plantain

NE — Not Evaluated

Daurian Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	blue mud-plantain	Daurian Ground Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

blue mud-plantain

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (8 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Daurian Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

blue mud-plantain

The Blue Mud Plantain (Heteranthera limosa) is a species in the genus Heteranthera. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.