Fringed Cup vs Little Ground Squirrel

Encoelia fimbriata compared with Spermophilus pygmaeus

Key Differences

• Fringed Cup is Not Evaluated while Little Ground Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fringed Cup	Little Ground Squirrel
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Helotiales (Helotiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cenangiaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Encoelia	Spermophilus
Species	Encoelia fimbriata	Spermophilus pygmaeus

Conservation Status

Fringed Cup

NE — Not Evaluated

Little Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fringed Cup	Little Ground Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fringed Cup

Little Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Russia and Ukraine.