Eastern Hornbeam vs Little Ground Squirrel

Carpinus orientalis compared with Spermophilus pygmaeus

Key Differences

• Eastern Hornbeam is Not Evaluated while Little Ground Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Hornbeam	Little Ground Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Betulaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Carpinus	Spermophilus
Species	Carpinus orientalis	Spermophilus pygmaeus

Conservation Status

Eastern Hornbeam

NE — Not Evaluated

Little Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Hornbeam	Little Ground Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Hornbeam

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Denmark and Sweden.

Little Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Russia and Ukraine.