arctic ground squirrel vs Potto

Urocitellus parryii compared with Perodicticus potto

Key Differences

• arctic ground squirrel is Least Concern while Potto is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	arctic ground squirrel	Potto
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)	Lorisidae
Genus	Urocitellus	Perodicticus
Species	Urocitellus parryii	Perodicticus potto

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

arctic ground squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Potto

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	arctic ground squirrel	Potto
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

arctic ground squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Potto

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.