blackneck vs Pallid Ground Squirrel

Lygephila pastinum compared with Spermophilus pallidicauda

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	blackneck	Pallid Ground Squirrel
Kingdom same	Animalia (hewan)	Animalia (hewan)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Artropoda)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (serangga)	Mammalia (mamalia)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Rodentia (hewan pengerat)
Family	Erebidae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Lygephila	Spermophilus
Species	Lygephila pastinum	Spermophilus pallidicauda

Evolutionary Relationship

blackneck and Pallid Ground Squirrel share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (hewan)

Conservation Status

blackneck

LC — Least Concern

Pallid Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	blackneck	Pallid Ground Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

blackneck

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Cabo Verde, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Pallid Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

blackneck

The Blackneck (Lygephila pastinum) is a species in the genus Lygephila. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.