Arizona Woodrat vs Daurian Ground Squirrel

Neotoma devia compared with Spermophilus dauricus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arizona Woodrat	Daurian Ground Squirrel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cricetidae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Neotoma	Spermophilus
Species	Neotoma devia	Spermophilus dauricus

Evolutionary Relationship

Arizona Woodrat and Daurian Ground Squirrel share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Rodents)

Conservation Status

Arizona Woodrat

LC — Least Concern

Daurian Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arizona Woodrat	Daurian Ground Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arizona Woodrat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Daurian Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Arizona Woodrat

The Arizona Woodrat, Neotoma devia, is a species. It is currently assessed as least concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.