Canada Cinquefoil vs Daurian Ground Squirrel

Potentilla canadensis compared with Spermophilus dauricus

Key Differences

• Canada Cinquefoil is Not Evaluated while Daurian Ground Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Canada Cinquefoil	Daurian Ground Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rosales (Roses & Allies)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Rosaceae (Rose Family)	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Potentilla	Spermophilus
Species	Potentilla canadensis	Spermophilus dauricus

Conservation Status

Canada Cinquefoil

NE — Not Evaluated

Daurian Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Canada Cinquefoil	Daurian Ground Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Canada Cinquefoil

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Daurian Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Canada Cinquefoil

The Canada Cinquefoil (Potentilla canadensis) is a species in the genus Potentilla. Distributed across Canada and United States.