arctic ground squirrel vs Jentink's Duiker

Urocitellus parryii compared with Cephalophus jentinki

Key Differences

• arctic ground squirrel is Least Concern while Jentink's Duiker is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	arctic ground squirrel	Jentink's Duiker
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Urocitellus	Cephalophus
Species	Urocitellus parryii	Cephalophus jentinki

Evolutionary Relationship

arctic ground squirrel and Jentink's Duiker share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

arctic ground squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Jentink's Duiker

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	arctic ground squirrel	Jentink's Duiker
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

arctic ground squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Jentink's Duiker

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.