Daurian Ground Squirrel vs hairy willow

Spermophilus dauricus compared with Salix vestita

Key Differences

• Daurian Ground Squirrel is Least Concern while hairy willow is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Daurian Ground Squirrel	hairy willow
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Salicaceae
Genus	Spermophilus	Salix
Species	Spermophilus dauricus	Salix vestita

Conservation Status

Daurian Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

hairy willow

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Daurian Ground Squirrel	hairy willow
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Daurian Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

hairy willow

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and Norway.