Abert's Squirrel vs Cream Pea

Sciurus aberti compared with Lathyrus ochroleucus

Key Differences

• Abert's Squirrel is Least Concern while Cream Pea is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Abert's Squirrel	Cream Pea
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	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)	Lathyrus
Species	Sciurus aberti	Lathyrus ochroleucus

Conservation Status

Abert's Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Cream Pea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Abert's Squirrel	Cream Pea
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Abert's Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cream Pea

Habitat

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

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.