American red squirrel vs Squirrel Corn

Tamiasciurus hudsonicus compared with Dicentra canadensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American red squirrel	Squirrel Corn
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Papaveraceae
Genus	Tamiasciurus	Dicentra
Species	Tamiasciurus hudsonicus	Dicentra canadensis

Conservation Status

American red squirrel

NE — Not Evaluated

Squirrel Corn

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American red squirrel	Squirrel Corn
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).

Squirrel Corn

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

American red squirrel

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