Brandt s Ground Squirrel vs Lesser Whipwort

Spermophilus brevicauda compared with Bazzania tricrenata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brandt s Ground Squirrel	Lesser Whipwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Lepidoziaceae
Genus	Spermophilus	Bazzania
Species	Spermophilus brevicauda	Bazzania tricrenata

Conservation Status

Brandt s Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Whipwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brandt s Ground Squirrel	Lesser Whipwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brandt s Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lesser Whipwort

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, Taiwan, and United States.

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.