Daurian Ground Squirrel vs Key lime

Spermophilus dauricus compared with Citrus aurantiifolia

Key Differences

• Daurian Ground Squirrel is Least Concern while Key lime is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Daurian Ground Squirrel	Key lime
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Rutaceae
Genus	Spermophilus	Citrus
Species	Spermophilus dauricus	Citrus aurantiifolia

Conservation Status

Daurian Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Key lime

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Daurian Ground Squirrel	Key lime
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Daurian Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Key lime

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (9 countries), Asia (4 countries), Europe (United Kingdom), North America (Costa Rica, Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Peru).