Daurian Ground Squirrel vs Flowering Currant

Spermophilus dauricus compared with Ribes sanguineum

Key Differences

• Daurian Ground Squirrel is Least Concern while Flowering Currant is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Daurian Ground Squirrel	Flowering Currant
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Saxifragales (Saxifragales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Grossulariaceae
Genus	Spermophilus	Ribes
Species	Spermophilus dauricus	Ribes sanguineum

Conservation Status

Daurian Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Flowering Currant

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Daurian Ground Squirrel	Flowering Currant
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Daurian Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Flowering Currant

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (13 countries) and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand).