Mingan Grapefern vs Pallid Ground Squirrel

Botrychium minganense compared with Spermophilus pallidicauda

Key Differences

• Mingan Grapefern is Not Evaluated while Pallid Ground Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mingan Grapefern	Pallid Ground Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Ophioglossaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Botrychium	Spermophilus
Species	Botrychium minganense	Spermophilus pallidicauda

Conservation Status

Mingan Grapefern

NE — Not Evaluated

Pallid Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mingan Grapefern	Pallid Ground Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mingan Grapefern

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (4 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

Pallid Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.