Pallas's squirrel, Red-bellied tree squirrel vs thyme broomrape

Callosciurus erythraeus compared with Orobanche alba

Key Differences

• Pallas's squirrel, Red-bellied tree squirrel is Not Evaluated while thyme broomrape is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Pallas's squirrel, Red-bellied tree squirrel	thyme broomrape
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Orobanchaceae
Genus	Callosciurus	Orobanche
Species	Callosciurus erythraeus	Orobanche alba

Conservation Status

Pallas's squirrel, Red-bellied tree squirrel

NE — Not Evaluated

thyme broomrape

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Pallas's squirrel, Red-bellied tree squirrel	thyme broomrape
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Pallas's squirrel, Red-bellied tree squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (China, Japan), Europe (8 countries), and South America (Argentina).

thyme broomrape

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden