American red squirrel vs chinkapin

Tamiasciurus hudsonicus compared with Castanea pumila

Key Differences

• American red squirrel is Not Evaluated while chinkapin is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American red squirrel	chinkapin
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Fagaceae (Beech Family)
Genus	Tamiasciurus	Castanea
Species	Tamiasciurus hudsonicus	Castanea pumila

Conservation Status

American red squirrel

NE — Not Evaluated

chinkapin

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American red squirrel	chinkapin
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).

chinkapin

Habitat

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

American red squirrel

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

chinkapin

The Chinkapin (Castanea pumila) is a species in the genus Castanea. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.