Caucasian Mountain Ground Squirrel vs golden draba

Spermophilus musicus compared with Draba aurea

Key Differences

• Caucasian Mountain Ground Squirrel is Near Threatened while golden draba is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Caucasian Mountain Ground Squirrel	golden draba
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Brassicaceae
Genus	Spermophilus	Draba
Species	Spermophilus musicus	Draba aurea

Conservation Status

Caucasian Mountain Ground Squirrel

NT — Near Threatened

golden draba

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Caucasian Mountain Ground Squirrel	golden draba
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Caucasian Mountain Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

golden draba

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and Norway.

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.