Caucasian Mountain Ground Squirrel vs sharp-wing monkey-flower

Spermophilus musicus compared with Mimulus alatus

Key Differences

• Caucasian Mountain Ground Squirrel is Near Threatened while sharp-wing monkey-flower is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Caucasian Mountain Ground Squirrel	sharp-wing monkey-flower
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Phrymaceae
Genus	Spermophilus	Mimulus
Species	Spermophilus musicus	Mimulus alatus

Conservation Status

Caucasian Mountain Ground Squirrel

NT — Near Threatened

sharp-wing monkey-flower

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Caucasian Mountain Ground Squirrel	sharp-wing monkey-flower
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Caucasian Mountain Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

sharp-wing monkey-flower

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Canada.

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.