Little Ground Squirrel vs Poison devil's-pepper

Spermophilus pygmaeus compared with Rauvolfia vomitoria

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Little Ground Squirrel	Poison devil's-pepper
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Apocynaceae
Genus	Spermophilus	Rauvolfia
Species	Spermophilus pygmaeus	Rauvolfia vomitoria

Conservation Status

Little Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Poison devil's-pepper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Little Ground Squirrel	Poison devil's-pepper
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.

Poison devil's-pepper

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Cameroon and United States.