Zorro de Campo Común vs Little Ground Squirrel

Lycalopex vetulus compared with Spermophilus pygmaeus

Key Differences

• Zorro de Campo Común is Near Threatened while Little Ground Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Zorro de Campo Común	Little Ground Squirrel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Carnivora (carnívoros)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Lycalopex	Spermophilus
Species	Lycalopex vetulus	Spermophilus pygmaeus

Evolutionary Relationship

Zorro de Campo Común and Little Ground Squirrel share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Zorro de Campo Común

NT — Near Threatened

Little Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Zorro de Campo Común	Little Ground Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Zorro de Campo Común

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.