Blue-black Tooth vs Little Ground Squirrel

Phellodon atratus compared with Spermophilus pygmaeus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Blue-black Tooth Little Ground Squirrel
Kingdom Fungi (Fungi) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Basidiomycota (Club Fungi) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Thelephorales (Thelephorales) Rodentia (Rodents)
Family Thelephoraceae Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus Phellodon Spermophilus
Species Phellodon atratus Spermophilus pygmaeus

Conservation Status

Blue-black Tooth

LC — Least Concern

Little Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Blue-black Tooth Little Ground Squirrel
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blue-black Tooth

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Little Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Russia and Ukraine.

Blue-black Tooth

The Blue-black Tooth (Phellodon atratus) is a species in the genus Phellodon. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Little Ground Squirrel

No description available.

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