Daurian Ground Squirrel vs field locoweed

Spermophilus dauricus compared with Oxytropis campestris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Daurian Ground Squirrel	field locoweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Fabaceae
Genus	Spermophilus	Oxytropis
Species	Spermophilus dauricus	Oxytropis campestris

Conservation Status

Daurian Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

field locoweed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Daurian Ground Squirrel	field locoweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Daurian Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

field locoweed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.