kob vs Little Ground Squirrel

Kobus kob compared with Spermophilus pygmaeus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	kob	Little Ground Squirrel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Kobus	Spermophilus
Species	Kobus kob	Spermophilus pygmaeus

Evolutionary Relationship

kob and Little Ground Squirrel share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

kob

LC — Least Concern

Little Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	kob	Little Ground Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

kob

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Little Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Russia and Ukraine.