Brandt s Ground Squirrel vs wall scalewort

Spermophilus brevicauda compared with Porella platyphylla

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brandt s Ground Squirrel	wall scalewort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Porellales (Porellales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Porellaceae
Genus	Spermophilus	Porella
Species	Spermophilus brevicauda	Porella platyphylla

Conservation Status

Brandt s Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

wall scalewort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brandt s Ground Squirrel	wall scalewort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brandt s Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

wall scalewort

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (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.