Caucasian Mountain Ground Squirrel vs Oliver's Lime

Spermophilus musicus compared with Tilia oliveri

Key Differences

• Caucasian Mountain Ground Squirrel is Near Threatened while Oliver's Lime is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Caucasian Mountain Ground Squirrel	Oliver's Lime
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Malvaceae
Genus	Spermophilus	Tilia
Species	Spermophilus musicus	Tilia oliveri

Conservation Status

Caucasian Mountain Ground Squirrel

NT — Near Threatened

Oliver's Lime

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Caucasian Mountain Ground Squirrel	Oliver's Lime
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Caucasian Mountain Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Oliver's Lime

Habitat

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

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.