Daurian Ground Squirrel vs Floating Fern

Spermophilus dauricus compared with Salvinia nymphellula

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Daurian Ground Squirrel	Floating Fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Salviniaceae
Genus	Spermophilus	Salvinia
Species	Spermophilus dauricus	Salvinia nymphellula

Conservation Status

Daurian Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Floating Fern

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Daurian Ground Squirrel	Floating Fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Daurian Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Floating Fern

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Cote d'Ivoire and Malawi.