Abert's Squirrel vs Ocellated Emerald

Sciurus aberti compared with Somatochlora minor

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Abert's Squirrel Ocellated Emerald
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Insecta (Insects)
Order Rodentia (Rodents) Odonata (Odonata)
Family Sciuridae (Squirrels) Corduliidae
Genus Sciurus (Tree Squirrels) Somatochlora
Species Sciurus aberti Somatochlora minor

Evolutionary Relationship

Abert's Squirrel and Ocellated Emerald share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Abert's Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Ocellated Emerald

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Abert's Squirrel Ocellated Emerald
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Abert's Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ocellated Emerald

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in 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.

Ocellated Emerald

No description available.

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