Caucasian Mountain Ground Squirrel vs Moon Trefoil

Spermophilus musicus compared with Medicago arborea

Key Differences

• Caucasian Mountain Ground Squirrel is Near Threatened while Moon Trefoil is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Caucasian Mountain Ground Squirrel	Moon Trefoil
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	Medicago
Species	Spermophilus musicus	Medicago arborea

Conservation Status

Caucasian Mountain Ground Squirrel

NT — Near Threatened

Moon Trefoil

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Caucasian Mountain Ground Squirrel	Moon Trefoil
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Caucasian Mountain Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Moon Trefoil

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Morocco), Europe (8 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Chile).

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.