Brandt s Ground Squirrel vs mountain notchwort

Spermophilus brevicauda compared with Tritomaria scitula

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brandt s Ground Squirrel	mountain notchwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Lophoziaceae
Genus	Spermophilus	Tritomaria
Species	Spermophilus brevicauda	Tritomaria scitula

Conservation Status

Brandt s Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

mountain notchwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brandt s Ground Squirrel	mountain notchwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brandt s Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

mountain notchwort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across 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.