Alashan Ground Squirrel vs midnight-lady

Spermophilus alashanicus compared with Harrisia pomanensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Alashan Ground Squirrel midnight-lady
Kingdom Animalia (Tier) Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum Chordata (Chordatiere) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Säugetiere) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Rodentia (Nagetiere) Caryophyllales (Nelkenartige)
Family Sciuridae (Squirrels) Cactaceae
Genus Spermophilus Harrisia
Species Spermophilus alashanicus Harrisia pomanensis

Conservation Status

Alashan Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

midnight-lady

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Alashan Ground Squirrel midnight-lady
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alashan Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

midnight-lady

Habitat

Inhabits flooded grasslands and savannas and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Australia, India, Namibia, and South Africa.

Alashan Ground Squirrel

The Alashan Ground Squirrel (Spermophilus alashanicus) is a species in the genus Spermophilus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

midnight-lady

No description available.

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