Little Ground Squirrel vs tundra vole

Spermophilus pygmaeus compared with Microtus oeconomus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Little Ground Squirrel	tundra vole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Cricetidae
Genus	Spermophilus	Microtus
Species	Spermophilus pygmaeus	Microtus oeconomus

Evolutionary Relationship

Little Ground Squirrel and tundra vole share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Rodents)

Conservation Status

Little Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

tundra vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Little Ground Squirrel	tundra vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Little Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Russia and Ukraine.

tundra vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Russia.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇷🇺 Russia