American red squirrel vs Red-Disked Alpine

Tamiasciurus hudsonicus compared with Erebia discoidalis

Key Differences

• American red squirrel is Not Evaluated while Red-Disked Alpine is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American red squirrel	Red-Disked Alpine
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Tamiasciurus	Erebia
Species	Tamiasciurus hudsonicus	Erebia discoidalis

Evolutionary Relationship

American red squirrel and Red-Disked Alpine share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

American red squirrel

NE — Not Evaluated

Red-Disked Alpine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American red squirrel	Red-Disked Alpine
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).

Red-Disked Alpine

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada and Russia.

American red squirrel

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