Caucasian Mountain Ground Squirrel vs Thicket Bean

Spermophilus musicus compared with Phaseolus polystachios

Key Differences

• Caucasian Mountain Ground Squirrel is Near Threatened while Thicket Bean is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Caucasian Mountain Ground Squirrel	Thicket Bean
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	Phaseolus
Species	Spermophilus musicus	Phaseolus polystachios

Conservation Status

Caucasian Mountain Ground Squirrel

NT — Near Threatened

Thicket Bean

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Caucasian Mountain Ground Squirrel	Thicket Bean
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Caucasian Mountain Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Thicket Bean

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.