Japanese lime vs Pallid Ground Squirrel

Tilia japonica compared with Spermophilus pallidicauda

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Japanese lime	Pallid Ground Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Malvaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Tilia	Spermophilus
Species	Tilia japonica	Spermophilus pallidicauda

Conservation Status

Japanese lime

LC — Least Concern

Pallid Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Japanese lime

Habitat

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

Pallid Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.