Central Asian Horseshoe Bat vs Little Ground Squirrel

Rhinolophus bocharicus compared with Spermophilus pygmaeus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Central Asian Horseshoe Bat	Little Ground Squirrel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Rhinolophidae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Rhinolophus	Spermophilus
Species	Rhinolophus bocharicus	Spermophilus pygmaeus

Evolutionary Relationship

Central Asian Horseshoe Bat and Little Ground Squirrel share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Central Asian Horseshoe Bat

LC — Least Concern

Little Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Central Asian Horseshoe Bat	Little Ground Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Central Asian Horseshoe Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Little Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Russia and Ukraine.

Central Asian Horseshoe Bat

The Central Asian Horseshoe Bat (Rhinolophus bocharicus) is a species in the genus Rhinolophus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.