Kola nut vs Pallid Ground Squirrel

Cola nitida compared with Spermophilus pallidicauda

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Kola nut	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	Cola	Spermophilus
Species	Cola nitida	Spermophilus pallidicauda

Conservation Status

Kola nut

LC — Least Concern

Pallid Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Kola nut	Pallid Ground Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Kola nut

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Burkina Faso, Guinea, India, and Seychelles.

Pallid Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.