alpine pussytoes vs Squirrel Corn

Antennaria alpina compared with Dicentra canadensis

Key Differences

• alpine pussytoes is Least Concern while Squirrel Corn is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine pussytoes	Squirrel Corn
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Papaveraceae
Genus	Antennaria	Dicentra
Species	Antennaria alpina	Dicentra canadensis

Evolutionary Relationship

alpine pussytoes and Squirrel Corn share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

alpine pussytoes

LC — Least Concern

Squirrel Corn

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine pussytoes	Squirrel Corn
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

alpine pussytoes

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.

Squirrel Corn

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

alpine pussytoes

The Alpine pussytoes (Antennaria alpina) is a species in the genus Antennaria. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Distributed across Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.