Large-eared Mountain Vole vs Little Ground Squirrel

Alticola macrotis compared with Spermophilus pygmaeus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Little Ground Squirrel
Kingdom same	Animalia (hayvan)	Animalia (hayvan)
Phylum same	Chordata (Kordalılar)	Chordata (Kordalılar)
Class same	Mammalia (memeliler)	Mammalia (memeliler)
Order same	Rodentia (kemiriciler)	Rodentia (kemiriciler)
Family	Cricetidae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Alticola	Spermophilus
Species	Alticola macrotis	Spermophilus pygmaeus

Evolutionary Relationship

Large-eared Mountain Vole and Little Ground Squirrel share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (kemiriciler)

Conservation Status

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Little Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Little Ground Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-eared Mountain Vole

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.