Dark-footed harp ground beetle vs Little Ground Squirrel

Calathus fuscipes compared with Spermophilus pygmaeus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark-footed harp ground beetle	Little Ground Squirrel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Carabidae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Calathus	Spermophilus
Species	Calathus fuscipes	Spermophilus pygmaeus

Evolutionary Relationship

Dark-footed harp ground beetle and Little Ground Squirrel share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Dark-footed harp ground beetle

LC — Least Concern

Little Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark-footed harp ground beetle	Little Ground Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dark-footed harp ground beetle

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.