Abert's Squirrel vs round-leaf cassia

Sciurus aberti compared with Chamaecrista rotundifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Abert's Squirrel round-leaf cassia
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) Chamaecrista
Species Sciurus aberti Chamaecrista rotundifolia

Conservation Status

Abert's Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

round-leaf cassia

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Abert's Squirrel round-leaf cassia
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Abert's Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

round-leaf cassia

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Zimbabwe), Asia (India), 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.

round-leaf cassia

No description available.

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