Caucasian Mountain Ground Squirrel vs Fringed Cup

Spermophilus musicus compared with Encoelia fimbriata

Key Differences

• Caucasian Mountain Ground Squirrel is Near Threatened while Fringed Cup is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Caucasian Mountain Ground Squirrel	Fringed Cup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Helotiales (Helotiales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Cenangiaceae
Genus	Spermophilus	Encoelia
Species	Spermophilus musicus	Encoelia fimbriata

Conservation Status

Caucasian Mountain Ground Squirrel

NT — Near Threatened

Fringed Cup

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Caucasian Mountain Ground Squirrel	Fringed Cup
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Caucasian Mountain Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fringed Cup

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.