Brandt s Ground Squirrel vs Elephant Apple

Spermophilus brevicauda compared with Dillenia indica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brandt s Ground Squirrel	Elephant Apple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Dilleniales (Dilleniales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Dilleniaceae
Genus	Spermophilus	Dillenia
Species	Spermophilus brevicauda	Dillenia indica

Conservation Status

Brandt s Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Elephant Apple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brandt s Ground Squirrel	Elephant Apple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brandt s Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Elephant Apple

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Congo (DRC), Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles, and Taiwan.

Brandt s Ground Squirrel

The Brandt s ground squirrel (Spermophilus brevicauda) is a species in the genus Spermophilus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.