American red squirrel vs bog-asphodel

Tamiasciurus hudsonicus compared with Narthecium americanum

Key Differences

• American red squirrel is Not Evaluated while bog-asphodel is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American red squirrel	bog-asphodel
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Nartheciaceae
Genus	Tamiasciurus	Narthecium
Species	Tamiasciurus hudsonicus	Narthecium americanum

Conservation Status

American red squirrel

NE — Not Evaluated

bog-asphodel

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American red squirrel	bog-asphodel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

American red squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (United States).

bog-asphodel

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

American red squirrel

The American red squirrel (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus) is a species in the genus Tamiasciurus. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

bog-asphodel

The bog-asphodel (Narthecium americanum) is a species in the genus Narthecium. It is currently classified as Extinct on the IUCN Red List.