Anticosti Island aster vs Japanese Squirrel

Symphyotrichum anticostense compared with Sciurus lis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Anticosti Island aster	Japanese Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Symphyotrichum	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)
Species	Symphyotrichum anticostense	Sciurus lis

Conservation Status

Anticosti Island aster

LC — Least Concern

Japanese Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Anticosti Island aster	Japanese Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Anticosti Island aster

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Canada.

Japanese Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, and United Kingdom.

Anticosti Island aster

The Anticosti Island aster (Symphyotrichum anticostense) is a species in the genus Symphyotrichum. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.