Buff-Tipped Marble vs Little Ground Squirrel

Hedya ochroleucana compared with Spermophilus pygmaeus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-Tipped Marble	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	Tortricidae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Hedya	Spermophilus
Species	Hedya ochroleucana	Spermophilus pygmaeus

Evolutionary Relationship

Buff-Tipped Marble and Little Ground Squirrel share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Buff-Tipped Marble

LC — Least Concern

Little Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-Tipped Marble	Little Ground Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Buff-Tipped Marble

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (4 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

Little Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Russia and Ukraine.

Buff-Tipped Marble

The Buff-Tipped Marble (Hedya ochroleucana) is a species in the genus Hedya. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.