One-Glumed Spike-Rush vs Pallid Ground Squirrel

Eleocharis uniglumis compared with Spermophilus pallidicauda

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	One-Glumed Spike-Rush	Pallid Ground Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cyperaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Eleocharis	Spermophilus
Species	Eleocharis uniglumis	Spermophilus pallidicauda

Conservation Status

One-Glumed Spike-Rush

LC — Least Concern

Pallid Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	One-Glumed Spike-Rush	Pallid Ground Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

One-Glumed Spike-Rush

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (Canada).

Pallid Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.