Appalachian Tea vs Japanese Squirrel

Ilex glabra compared with Sciurus lis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Appalachian Tea	Japanese Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Aquifoliales (Aquifoliales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Aquifoliaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Ilex	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)
Species	Ilex glabra	Sciurus lis

Conservation Status

Appalachian Tea

LC — Least Concern

Japanese Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Appalachian Tea	Japanese Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Appalachian Tea

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Japanese Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

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

Appalachian Tea

The Appalachian Tea (Ilex glabra) is a species in the genus Ilex. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.