Curran’s Pitogo vs Indochinese Ground Squirrel

Cycas curranii compared with Menetes berdmorei

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Curran’s Pitogo	Indochinese 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	Menetes
Species	Cycas curranii	Menetes berdmorei

Conservation Status

Curran’s Pitogo

CR — Critically Endangered

Indochinese Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Curran’s Pitogo

Indochinese Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.