Guyanese arrowhead vs Little Ground Squirrel

Sagittaria guayanensis compared with Spermophilus pygmaeus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Guyanese arrowhead	Little Ground Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Alismatales (Alismatales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Alismataceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Sagittaria	Spermophilus
Species	Sagittaria guayanensis	Spermophilus pygmaeus

Conservation Status

Guyanese arrowhead

LC — Least Concern

Little Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Guyanese arrowhead	Little Ground Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Guyanese arrowhead

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Comoros, Madagascar, and United States.

Little Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Russia and Ukraine.