Abert's Squirrel vs Altai wildrye

Sciurus aberti compared with Leymus angustus

Key Differences

• Abert's Squirrel is Least Concern while Altai wildrye is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Abert's Squirrel	Altai wildrye
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)	Leymus
Species	Sciurus aberti	Leymus angustus

Conservation Status

Abert's Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Altai wildrye

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Abert's Squirrel	Altai wildrye
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Abert's Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Altai wildrye

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, and United States.

Abert's Squirrel

The Abert's Squirrel (Sciurus aberti) is a species in the genus Sciurus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. It typically inhabits diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Altai wildrye

The Altai wildrye (Leymus angustus) is a species in the genus Leymus. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.