Broad-leaf arrowhead vs Pallid Ground Squirrel

Sagittaria platyphylla compared with Spermophilus pallidicauda

Key Differences

• Broad-leaf arrowhead is Not Evaluated while Pallid Ground Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-leaf arrowhead	Pallid Ground Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Alismatales (Alismatales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Alismataceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Sagittaria	Spermophilus
Species	Sagittaria platyphylla	Spermophilus pallidicauda

Conservation Status

Broad-leaf arrowhead

NE — Not Evaluated

Pallid Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-leaf arrowhead	Pallid Ground Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-leaf arrowhead

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Georgia, Japan), Europe (Italy, Ukraine), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Colombia).

Pallid Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Broad-leaf arrowhead

The Broad-Leaf Arrowhead (Sagittaria platyphylla) is a species in the genus Sagittaria. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes. It has been recorded Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Georgia, Japan), Europe (Italy, Ukraine), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Colombia)..