Brandt s Ground Squirrel vs Mountain Tea

Spermophilus brevicauda compared with Sideritis hyssopifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brandt s Ground Squirrel	Mountain Tea
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Lamiaceae
Genus	Spermophilus	Sideritis
Species	Spermophilus brevicauda	Sideritis hyssopifolia

Conservation Status

Brandt s Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Tea

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brandt s Ground Squirrel	Mountain Tea
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brandt s Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain Tea

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Portugal.

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.