Little Ground Squirrel vs Northern Red-backed Vole

Spermophilus pygmaeus compared with Myodes rutilus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Little Ground Squirrel	Northern Red-backed Vole
Kingdom same	Animalia (动物界)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum same	Chordata (脊索动物门)	Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class same	Mammalia (哺乳動物)	Mammalia (哺乳動物)
Order same	Rodentia (啮齿目)	Rodentia (啮齿目)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Cricetidae
Genus	Spermophilus	Myodes
Species	Spermophilus pygmaeus	Myodes rutilus

Evolutionary Relationship

Little Ground Squirrel and Northern Red-backed Vole share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (啮齿目)

Conservation Status

Little Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Northern Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Little Ground Squirrel	Northern Red-backed Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Little Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Russia and Ukraine.

Northern Red-backed Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Russia, and Sweden.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇷🇺 Russia