Daurian Ground Squirrel vs Maydell's locoweed

Spermophilus dauricus compared with Oxytropis maydelliana

Key Differences

• Daurian Ground Squirrel is Least Concern while Maydell's locoweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Daurian Ground Squirrel	Maydell's locoweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Fabaceae
Genus	Spermophilus	Oxytropis
Species	Spermophilus dauricus	Oxytropis maydelliana

Conservation Status

Daurian Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Maydell's locoweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Daurian Ground Squirrel	Maydell's locoweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Daurian Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Maydell's locoweed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and Norway.