Abert's Squirrel vs arrowroot

Sciurus aberti compared with Thalia geniculata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Abert's Squirrel	arrowroot
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Thaliacea (Thaliacea)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Salpida (Salpida)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Salpidae
Genus	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)	Thalia
Species	Sciurus aberti	Thalia geniculata

Evolutionary Relationship

Abert's Squirrel and arrowroot share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Abert's Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

arrowroot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Abert's Squirrel	arrowroot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Abert's Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

arrowroot

Habitat

Native to Africa and Asia and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea), Asia (India, Taiwan), North America (Cuba), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.

arrowroot

The Arrowroot, Thalia geniculata, is a species. It is currently assessed as least concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Africa and Asia and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.