Indochinese Ground Squirrel vs Stinking chamomile

Menetes berdmorei compared with Anthemis cotula

Key Differences

• Indochinese Ground Squirrel is Least Concern while Stinking chamomile is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Indochinese Ground Squirrel	Stinking chamomile
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Menetes	Anthemis
Species	Menetes berdmorei	Anthemis cotula

Conservation Status

Indochinese Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Stinking chamomile

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Indochinese Ground Squirrel	Stinking chamomile
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Indochinese Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Stinking chamomile

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Georgia, India), Europe (13 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.