Caucasian Mountain Ground Squirrel vs false pepperwort

Spermophilus musicus compared with Marsilea crenata

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Caucasian Mountain Ground Squirrel	false pepperwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Marsileaceae
Genus	Spermophilus	Marsilea
Species	Spermophilus musicus	Marsilea crenata

Conservation Status

Caucasian Mountain Ground Squirrel

NT — Near Threatened

false pepperwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Caucasian Mountain Ground Squirrel	false pepperwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Caucasian Mountain Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

false pepperwort

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests spanning the Australasia and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Indonesia.

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.