Abert's Squirrel vs Sacatrapo

Sciurus aberti compared with Caperonia palustris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Abert's Squirrel Sacatrapo
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Rodentia (Rodents) Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family Sciuridae (Squirrels) Euphorbiaceae
Genus Sciurus (Tree Squirrels) Caperonia
Species Sciurus aberti Caperonia palustris

Conservation Status

Abert's Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Sacatrapo

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Abert's Squirrel Sacatrapo
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Abert's Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sacatrapo

Habitat

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

Range

Found across North America (6 countries) 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.

Sacatrapo

No description available.

Nature FYI Family

Explore more of the natural world across our sister sites.

Part of the Nature FYI family — FYIPedia