Curran’s Pitogo vs Daurian Ground Squirrel

Cycas curranii compared with Spermophilus dauricus

Key Differences

• Curran’s Pitogo is Critically Endangered while Daurian Ground Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Curran’s Pitogo	Daurian Ground Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Cycadopsida (Cycadopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Cycadales (Cycadales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cycadaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Cycas	Spermophilus
Species	Cycas curranii	Spermophilus dauricus

Conservation Status

Curran’s Pitogo

CR — Critically Endangered

Daurian Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Curran’s Pitogo	Daurian Ground Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Curran’s Pitogo

Daurian Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.