vs Little Ground Squirrel

Arthrobacter citreus compared with Spermophilus pygmaeus

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated while Little Ground Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Little Ground Squirrel
Kingdom	Bacteria (Bacteria)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Actinobacteriota (Actinobacteriota)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Actinomycetia (Actinomycetia)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Actinomycetales (Actinomycetales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Micrococcaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Arthrobacter	Spermophilus
Species	Arthrobacter citreus	Spermophilus pygmaeus

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Little Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Little Ground Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Little Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Russia and Ukraine.

Arthrobacter citreus is a yellow-pigmented, Gram-positive actinobacterium in the family Micrococcaceae, isolated from soil. Its characteristic rod-to-coccus growth cycle and yellow carotenoid pigmentation are distinguishing features of this soil bacterium.