Caucasian Mountain Ground Squirrel vs Comadrejita Patagónica

Spermophilus musicus compared with Lestodelphys halli

Key Differences

• Caucasian Mountain Ground Squirrel is Near Threatened while Comadrejita Patagónica is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Caucasian Mountain Ground Squirrel	Comadrejita Patagónica
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Didelphidae
Genus	Spermophilus	Lestodelphys
Species	Spermophilus musicus	Lestodelphys halli

Evolutionary Relationship

Caucasian Mountain Ground Squirrel and Comadrejita Patagónica share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Caucasian Mountain Ground Squirrel

NT — Near Threatened

Comadrejita Patagónica

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Caucasian Mountain Ground Squirrel	Comadrejita Patagónica
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Caucasian Mountain Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Comadrejita Patagónica

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.