Chinese Rufous Horseshoe Bat vs Little Ground Squirrel

Rhinolophus sinicus compared with Spermophilus pygmaeus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Rufous Horseshoe Bat	Little Ground Squirrel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Chiroptera (morcego)	Rodentia (Roedores)
Family	Rhinolophidae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Rhinolophus	Spermophilus
Species	Rhinolophus sinicus	Spermophilus pygmaeus

Evolutionary Relationship

Chinese Rufous Horseshoe Bat and Little Ground Squirrel share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Chinese Rufous Horseshoe Bat

LC — Least Concern

Little Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Rufous Horseshoe Bat	Little Ground Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Rufous Horseshoe Bat

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.

Chinese Rufous Horseshoe Bat

The Chinese Rufous Horseshoe Bat (Rhinolophus sinicus) is a species in the genus Rhinolophus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.