Brandt s Ground Squirrel vs Ghostwort

Spermophilus brevicauda compared with Aneura mirabilis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brandt s Ground Squirrel	Ghostwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Metzgeriales (Metzgeriales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Aneuraceae
Genus	Spermophilus	Aneura
Species	Spermophilus brevicauda	Aneura mirabilis

Conservation Status

Brandt s Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Ghostwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brandt s Ground Squirrel	Ghostwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brandt s Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ghostwort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.