Gray's Licorice-root vs Pallid Ground Squirrel

Ligusticum grayi compared with Spermophilus pallidicauda

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray's Licorice-root	Pallid Ground Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Apiales (Apiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Apiaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Ligusticum	Spermophilus
Species	Ligusticum grayi	Spermophilus pallidicauda

Conservation Status

Gray's Licorice-root

LC — Least Concern

Pallid Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray's Licorice-root	Pallid Ground Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray's Licorice-root

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.