Daurian Ground Squirrel vs marsh thistle

Spermophilus dauricus compared with Cirsium palustre

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Daurian Ground Squirrel	marsh thistle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Spermophilus	Cirsium
Species	Spermophilus dauricus	Cirsium palustre

Conservation Status

Daurian Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

marsh thistle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Daurian Ground Squirrel	marsh thistle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Daurian Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

marsh thistle

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (8 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand).