Brandt s Ground Squirrel vs Flat Wrack

Spermophilus brevicauda compared with Fucus spiralis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brandt s Ground Squirrel	Flat Wrack
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Phaeophyceae (Phaeophyceae)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fucales (Fucales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Fucaceae
Genus	Spermophilus	Fucus
Species	Spermophilus brevicauda	Fucus spiralis

Conservation Status

Brandt s Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Flat Wrack

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brandt s Ground Squirrel	Flat Wrack
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brandt s Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Flat Wrack

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate coniferous forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Found across Africa (Morocco) and Europe (9 countries).

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.