Caucasian Mountain Ground Squirrel vs danewort, dwarf elder

Spermophilus musicus compared with Sambucus ebulus

Key Differences

• Caucasian Mountain Ground Squirrel is Near Threatened while danewort, dwarf elder is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Caucasian Mountain Ground Squirrel	danewort, dwarf elder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Dipsacales (Dipsacales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Viburnaceae
Genus	Spermophilus	Sambucus
Species	Spermophilus musicus	Sambucus ebulus

Conservation Status

Caucasian Mountain Ground Squirrel

NT — Near Threatened

danewort, dwarf elder

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Caucasian Mountain Ground Squirrel	danewort, dwarf elder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Caucasian Mountain Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

danewort, dwarf elder

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Israel), Europe (15 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).

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.