Achallo vs Caucasian Mountain Ground Squirrel

Chinchillula sahamae compared with Spermophilus musicus

Key Differences

• Achallo is Least Concern while Caucasian Mountain Ground Squirrel is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Achallo	Caucasian Mountain Ground Squirrel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cricetidae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Chinchillula	Spermophilus
Species	Chinchillula sahamae	Spermophilus musicus

Evolutionary Relationship

Achallo and Caucasian Mountain Ground Squirrel share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Rodents)

Conservation Status

Achallo

LC — Least Concern

Caucasian Mountain Ground Squirrel

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Achallo	Caucasian Mountain Ground Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Achallo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Caucasian Mountain Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Achallo

The Achallo (Chinchillula sahamae) is a species in the genus Chinchillula. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. It typically inhabits diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Caucasian Mountain Ground Squirrel

The Caucasian Mountain Ground Squirrel (Spermophilus musicus) is a species in the genus Spermophilus. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.