Caucasian Mountain Ground Squirrel vs lemon thyme

Spermophilus musicus compared with Thymus citriodorus

Key Differences

• Caucasian Mountain Ground Squirrel is Near Threatened while lemon thyme is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Caucasian Mountain Ground Squirrel	lemon thyme
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Lamiaceae
Genus	Spermophilus	Thymus
Species	Spermophilus musicus	Thymus citriodorus

Conservation Status

Caucasian Mountain Ground Squirrel

NT — Near Threatened

lemon thyme

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Caucasian Mountain Ground Squirrel	lemon thyme
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Caucasian Mountain Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

lemon thyme

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).

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.