Caucasian Mountain Ground Squirrel vs crested arrowhead

Spermophilus musicus compared with Sagittaria cristata

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Caucasian Mountain Ground Squirrel	crested arrowhead
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Alismataceae
Genus	Spermophilus	Sagittaria
Species	Spermophilus musicus	Sagittaria cristata

Conservation Status

Caucasian Mountain Ground Squirrel

NT — Near Threatened

crested arrowhead

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Caucasian Mountain Ground Squirrel	crested arrowhead
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Caucasian Mountain Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

crested arrowhead

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in Canada.

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.