Japanese Bindweed vs Pallid Ground Squirrel

Calystegia pubescens compared with Spermophilus pallidicauda

Key Differences

• Japanese Bindweed is Not Evaluated while Pallid Ground Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Japanese Bindweed	Pallid Ground Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Calystegia	Spermophilus
Species	Calystegia pubescens	Spermophilus pallidicauda

Conservation Status

Japanese Bindweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Pallid Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Japanese Bindweed	Pallid Ground Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Japanese Bindweed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Pallid Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.