Cream Pea vs Pallid Ground Squirrel

Lathyrus ochroleucus compared with Spermophilus pallidicauda

Key Differences

• Cream Pea is Not Evaluated while Pallid Ground Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cream Pea	Pallid Ground Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Fabaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Lathyrus	Spermophilus
Species	Lathyrus ochroleucus	Spermophilus pallidicauda

Conservation Status

Cream Pea

NE — Not Evaluated

Pallid Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cream Pea	Pallid Ground Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cream Pea

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, and United States.

Pallid Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.