Daurian Ground Squirrel vs Lake Baikal Mountain Vole

Spermophilus dauricus compared with Alticola olchonensis

Key Differences

• Daurian Ground Squirrel is Least Concern while Lake Baikal Mountain Vole is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Daurian Ground Squirrel	Lake Baikal Mountain Vole
Kingdom same	Animalia (động vật)	Animalia (động vật)
Phylum same	Chordata (động vật có dây sống)	Chordata (động vật có dây sống)
Class same	Mammalia (lớp Thú)	Mammalia (lớp Thú)
Order same	Rodentia (Bộ Gặm nhấm)	Rodentia (Bộ Gặm nhấm)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Cricetidae
Genus	Spermophilus	Alticola
Species	Spermophilus dauricus	Alticola olchonensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Daurian Ground Squirrel and Lake Baikal Mountain Vole share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Bộ Gặm nhấm)

Conservation Status

Daurian Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Lake Baikal Mountain Vole

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Daurian Ground Squirrel	Lake Baikal Mountain Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Daurian Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lake Baikal Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.