arctic ground squirrel vs Greater fairy armadillo

Urocitellus parryii compared with Calyptophractus retusus

Key Differences

• arctic ground squirrel is Least Concern while Greater fairy armadillo is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	arctic ground squirrel	Greater fairy armadillo
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Cingulata (Cingulata)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Dasypodidae
Genus	Urocitellus	Calyptophractus
Species	Urocitellus parryii	Calyptophractus retusus

Evolutionary Relationship

arctic ground squirrel and Greater fairy armadillo share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

arctic ground squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Greater fairy armadillo

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	arctic ground squirrel	Greater fairy armadillo
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

arctic ground squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Greater fairy armadillo

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.