Beautiful Brocade vs Little Ground Squirrel

Lacanobia contigua compared with Spermophilus pygmaeus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beautiful Brocade	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	Noctuidae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Lacanobia	Spermophilus
Species	Lacanobia contigua	Spermophilus pygmaeus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Beautiful Brocade

LC — Least Concern

Little Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beautiful Brocade

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.

Beautiful Brocade

The Beautiful Brocade (Lacanobia contigua) is a species in the genus Lacanobia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.