arctic ground squirrel vs Coppery Sprite

Urocitellus parryii compared with Arielulus cuprosus

Key Differences

• arctic ground squirrel is Least Concern while Coppery Sprite is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	arctic ground squirrel	Coppery Sprite
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Urocitellus	Arielulus
Species	Urocitellus parryii	Arielulus cuprosus

Evolutionary Relationship

arctic ground squirrel and Coppery Sprite share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

arctic ground squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Coppery Sprite

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	arctic ground squirrel	Coppery Sprite
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

arctic ground squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Coppery Sprite

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

arctic ground squirrel

The Arctic ground squirrel (Urocitellus parryii) is a species in the genus Urocitellus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.