Abert's Squirrel vs Red melastome

Sciurus aberti compared with Melastoma sanguineum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Abert's Squirrel	Red melastome
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Melastomataceae
Genus	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)	Melastoma
Species	Sciurus aberti	Melastoma sanguineum

Conservation Status

Abert's Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Red melastome

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Abert's Squirrel	Red melastome
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Abert's Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red melastome

Habitat

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

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.