Brandt s Ground Squirrel vs red-cedar

Spermophilus brevicauda compared with Trichilia hirta

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brandt s Ground Squirrel	red-cedar
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Meliaceae
Genus	Spermophilus	Trichilia
Species	Spermophilus brevicauda	Trichilia hirta

Conservation Status

Brandt s Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

red-cedar

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brandt s Ground Squirrel	red-cedar
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brandt s Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

red-cedar

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.

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.