Surok Kamchatskii vs Shingled Hedgehog

Marmota camtschatica compared with Sarcodon imbricatus

Key Differences

• Surok Kamchatskii is Least Concern while Shingled Hedgehog is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Surok Kamchatskii	Shingled Hedgehog
Kingdom	Animalia (животные)	Fungi (грибы)
Phylum	Chordata (хордовые)	Basidiomycota (базидиомицеты)
Class	Mammalia (млекопитающие)	Agaricomycetes (агарикомицеты)
Order	Rodentia (грызуны)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Bankeraceae
Genus	Marmota	Sarcodon
Species	Marmota camtschatica	Sarcodon imbricatus

Conservation Status

Surok Kamchatskii

LC — Least Concern

Shingled Hedgehog

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Surok Kamchatskii	Shingled Hedgehog
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Surok Kamchatskii

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Russia.

Shingled Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and North America (United States). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Surok Kamchatskii

The Black-capped Marmot (Marmota camtschatica) is a species in the genus Marmota. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.