All-black Snout vs Little Ground Squirrel

Nemotelus nigrinus compared with Spermophilus pygmaeus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	All-black Snout	Little Ground Squirrel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Stratiomyidae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Nemotelus	Spermophilus
Species	Nemotelus nigrinus	Spermophilus pygmaeus

Evolutionary Relationship

All-black Snout and Little Ground Squirrel share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

All-black Snout

LC — Least Concern

Little Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	All-black Snout	Little Ground Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

All-black Snout

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Little Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Russia and Ukraine.

All-black Snout

The All-black Snout (Nemotelus nigrinus) is a species in the genus Nemotelus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.