Bog Muhly vs Little Ground Squirrel

Muhlenbergia glomerata compared with Spermophilus pygmaeus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bog Muhly	Little Ground Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Muhlenbergia	Spermophilus
Species	Muhlenbergia glomerata	Spermophilus pygmaeus

Conservation Status

Bog Muhly

LC — Least Concern

Little Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bog Muhly	Little Ground Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bog Muhly

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, France, Norway, and United States.

Little Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Russia and Ukraine.

Bog Muhly

The Bog Muhly (Muhlenbergia glomerata) is a species in the genus Muhlenbergia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Distributed across Canada, France, Norway, and United States.