Caucasian Mountain Ground Squirrel vs Goa-bean

Spermophilus musicus compared with Psophocarpus tetragonolobus

Key Differences

• Caucasian Mountain Ground Squirrel is Near Threatened while Goa-bean is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Caucasian Mountain Ground Squirrel	Goa-bean
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Fabaceae
Genus	Spermophilus	Psophocarpus
Species	Spermophilus musicus	Psophocarpus tetragonolobus

Conservation Status

Caucasian Mountain Ground Squirrel

NT — Near Threatened

Goa-bean

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Caucasian Mountain Ground Squirrel	Goa-bean
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Caucasian Mountain Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Goa-bean

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Philippines, and Taiwan.

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.