American red squirrel vs Worm-rooted Buttercup

Tamiasciurus hudsonicus compared with Ranunculus vermirrhizus

Key Differences

• American red squirrel is Not Evaluated while Worm-rooted Buttercup is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American red squirrel	Worm-rooted Buttercup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Ranunculaceae
Genus	Tamiasciurus	Ranunculus
Species	Tamiasciurus hudsonicus	Ranunculus vermirrhizus

Conservation Status

American red squirrel

NE — Not Evaluated

Worm-rooted Buttercup

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American red squirrel	Worm-rooted Buttercup
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).

Worm-rooted Buttercup

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.