Eight-Angled Floatingheart vs Little Ground Squirrel

Nymphoides cordata compared with Spermophilus pygmaeus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eight-Angled Floatingheart	Little Ground Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Menyanthaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Nymphoides	Spermophilus
Species	Nymphoides cordata	Spermophilus pygmaeus

Conservation Status

Eight-Angled Floatingheart

LC — Least Concern

Little Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eight-Angled Floatingheart	Little Ground Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eight-Angled Floatingheart

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Little Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Russia and Ukraine.