Little Ground Squirrel vs Winged Currant

Spermophilus pygmaeus compared with Searsia pterota

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Little Ground Squirrel	Winged Currant
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Anacardiaceae
Genus	Spermophilus	Searsia
Species	Spermophilus pygmaeus	Searsia pterota

Conservation Status

Little Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Winged Currant

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Little Ground Squirrel	Winged Currant
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.

Winged Currant

Habitat

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