Digger Slope-Rumped Beetle vs Pallid Ground Squirrel

Clivina fossor compared with Spermophilus pallidicauda

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Digger Slope-Rumped Beetle	Pallid 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	Clivina	Spermophilus
Species	Clivina fossor	Spermophilus pallidicauda

Evolutionary Relationship

Digger Slope-Rumped Beetle and Pallid Ground Squirrel share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Digger Slope-Rumped Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Pallid Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Digger Slope-Rumped Beetle	Pallid Ground Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Digger Slope-Rumped Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Pallid Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.