Abert's Squirrel vs Stinking willie

Sciurus aberti compared with Jacobaea vulgaris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Abert's Squirrel Stinking willie
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Rodentia (Rodents) Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family Sciuridae (Squirrels) Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus Sciurus (Tree Squirrels) Jacobaea
Species Sciurus aberti Jacobaea vulgaris

Conservation Status

Abert's Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Stinking willie

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Abert's Squirrel Stinking willie
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Abert's Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Stinking willie

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (6 countries), and North America (Canada, 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.

Stinking willie

No description available.

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