Rato de Cabrera vs Little Ground Squirrel

Microtus cabrerae compared with Spermophilus pygmaeus

Key Differences

• Rato de Cabrera is Near Threatened while Little Ground Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Rato de Cabrera	Little Ground Squirrel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order same	Rodentia (Roedores)	Rodentia (Roedores)
Family	Cricetidae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Microtus	Spermophilus
Species	Microtus cabrerae	Spermophilus pygmaeus

Evolutionary Relationship

Rato de Cabrera and Little Ground Squirrel share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Roedores)

Conservation Status

Rato de Cabrera

NT — Near Threatened

Little Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Rato de Cabrera	Little Ground Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Rato de Cabrera

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.

Rato de Cabrera

The Cabrera s Vole (Microtus cabrerae) is a species in the genus Microtus. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.