Daurian Ground Squirrel vs Dixie rosemallow

Spermophilus dauricus compared with Hibiscus mutabilis

Key Differences

• Daurian Ground Squirrel is Least Concern while Dixie rosemallow is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Daurian Ground Squirrel	Dixie rosemallow
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Malvaceae
Genus	Spermophilus	Hibiscus
Species	Spermophilus dauricus	Hibiscus mutabilis

Conservation Status

Daurian Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Dixie rosemallow

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Daurian Ground Squirrel	Dixie rosemallow
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Daurian Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dixie rosemallow

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (5 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Marshall Islands), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).