curled hook-moss vs Little Ground Squirrel

Palustriella falcata compared with Spermophilus pygmaeus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	curled hook-moss	Little Ground Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Bryophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Hypnales (Hypnales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Amblystegiaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Palustriella	Spermophilus
Species	Palustriella falcata	Spermophilus pygmaeus

Conservation Status

curled hook-moss

LC — Least Concern

Little Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	curled hook-moss	Little Ground Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

curled hook-moss

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and United States.

Little Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Russia and Ukraine.