Caucasian Mountain Ground Squirrel vs lesser mouse-deer

Spermophilus musicus compared with Tragulus kanchil

Key Differences

• Caucasian Mountain Ground Squirrel is Near Threatened while lesser mouse-deer is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Caucasian Mountain Ground Squirrel	lesser mouse-deer
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Tragulidae
Genus	Spermophilus	Tragulus
Species	Spermophilus musicus	Tragulus kanchil

Evolutionary Relationship

Caucasian Mountain Ground Squirrel and lesser mouse-deer share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Caucasian Mountain Ground Squirrel

NT — Near Threatened

lesser mouse-deer

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Caucasian Mountain Ground Squirrel	lesser mouse-deer
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Caucasian Mountain Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

lesser mouse-deer

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.