vira-pedras-preto vs Daurian Ground Squirrel

Arenaria melanocephala compared with Spermophilus dauricus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	vira-pedras-preto	Daurian Ground Squirrel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Aves (ave)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)	Rodentia (Roedores)
Family	Scolopacidae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Arenaria	Spermophilus
Species	Arenaria melanocephala	Spermophilus dauricus

Evolutionary Relationship

vira-pedras-preto and Daurian Ground Squirrel share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (cordados)

Conservation Status

vira-pedras-preto

LC — Least Concern

Daurian Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	vira-pedras-preto	Daurian Ground Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

vira-pedras-preto

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Ecuador and Norway.

Daurian Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

vira-pedras-preto

The Black Turnstone (Arenaria melanocephala) is a species in the genus Arenaria. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Distributed across Ecuador and Norway.