dusky willow vs Little Ground Squirrel

Salix melanopsis compared with Spermophilus pygmaeus

Taxonomic Classification

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

Conservation Status

dusky willow

LC — Least Concern

Little Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	dusky willow	Little Ground Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

dusky willow

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and Czech Republic.

Little Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Russia and Ukraine.