Caucasian Mountain Ground Squirrel vs red-cedar

Spermophilus musicus compared with Trichilia hirta

Key Differences

• Caucasian Mountain Ground Squirrel is Near Threatened while red-cedar is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Caucasian Mountain Ground Squirrel	red-cedar
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Meliaceae
Genus	Spermophilus	Trichilia
Species	Spermophilus musicus	Trichilia hirta

Conservation Status

Caucasian Mountain Ground Squirrel

NT — Near Threatened

red-cedar

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Caucasian Mountain Ground Squirrel	red-cedar
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Caucasian Mountain Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

red-cedar

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.

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.