Drummond's cinquefoil vs Pallid Ground Squirrel

Potentilla drummondii compared with Spermophilus pallidicauda

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Drummond's cinquefoil	Pallid Ground Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rosales (Roses & Allies)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Rosaceae (Rose Family)	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Potentilla	Spermophilus
Species	Potentilla drummondii	Spermophilus pallidicauda

Conservation Status

Drummond's cinquefoil

LC — Least Concern

Pallid Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Drummond's cinquefoil	Pallid Ground Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Drummond's cinquefoil

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Canada.

Pallid Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.