American red squirrel vs Four-barred Major

Tamiasciurus hudsonicus compared with Oxycera rara

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American red squirrel	Four-barred Major
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Stratiomyidae
Genus	Tamiasciurus	Oxycera
Species	Tamiasciurus hudsonicus	Oxycera rara

Evolutionary Relationship

American red squirrel and Four-barred Major share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

American red squirrel

NE — Not Evaluated

Four-barred Major

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American red squirrel	Four-barred Major
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).

Four-barred Major

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Denmark.

American red squirrel

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

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark