Abert's Squirrel vs Eastern Mountain Avens

Sciurus aberti compared with Geum peckii

Key Differences

• Abert's Squirrel is Least Concern while Eastern Mountain Avens is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Abert's Squirrel	Eastern Mountain Avens
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)	Geum
Species	Sciurus aberti	Geum peckii

Conservation Status

Abert's Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Eastern Mountain Avens

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Abert's Squirrel	Eastern Mountain Avens
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Abert's Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Eastern Mountain Avens

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.