arctic ground squirrel vs Gray’s Sportive Lemur

Urocitellus parryii compared with Lepilemur dorsalis

Key Differences

• arctic ground squirrel is Least Concern while Gray’s Sportive Lemur is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	arctic ground squirrel	Gray’s Sportive Lemur
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Lepilemuridae
Genus	Urocitellus	Lepilemur
Species	Urocitellus parryii	Lepilemur dorsalis

Evolutionary Relationship

arctic ground squirrel and Gray’s Sportive Lemur share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

arctic ground squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	arctic ground squirrel	Gray’s Sportive Lemur
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

arctic ground squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

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.