Little Ground Squirrel vs pale moonwort

Spermophilus pygmaeus compared with Botrychium pallidum

Key Differences

• Little Ground Squirrel is Least Concern while pale moonwort is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Little Ground Squirrel	pale moonwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Ophioglossaceae
Genus	Spermophilus	Botrychium
Species	Spermophilus pygmaeus	Botrychium pallidum

Conservation Status

Little Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

pale moonwort

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Little Ground Squirrel	pale moonwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Little Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Russia and Ukraine.

pale moonwort

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Found in Canada.