August Cosmet vs Little Ground Squirrel

Sorhagenia rhamniella compared with Spermophilus pygmaeus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	August Cosmet	Little Ground Squirrel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cosmopterigidae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Sorhagenia	Spermophilus
Species	Sorhagenia rhamniella	Spermophilus pygmaeus

Evolutionary Relationship

August Cosmet and Little Ground Squirrel share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

August Cosmet

LC — Least Concern

Little Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

August Cosmet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Little Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Russia and Ukraine.

August Cosmet

The August Cosmet (Sorhagenia rhamniella) is a species in the genus Sorhagenia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.