Lemming Mountain Vole vs Little Ground Squirrel

Alticola lemminus compared with Spermophilus pygmaeus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lemming Mountain Vole	Little Ground Squirrel
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	Cricetidae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Alticola	Spermophilus
Species	Alticola lemminus	Spermophilus pygmaeus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Lemming Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Little Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lemming Mountain Vole	Little Ground Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lemming 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.