arctic cinquefoil vs Deppe's Squirrel

Potentilla hyparctica compared with Sciurus deppei

Key Differences

• arctic cinquefoil is Vulnerable while Deppe's Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	arctic cinquefoil	Deppe's Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rosales (Roses & Allies)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Rosaceae (Rose Family)	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Potentilla	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)
Species	Potentilla hyparctica	Sciurus deppei

Conservation Status

arctic cinquefoil

VU — Vulnerable

Deppe's Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	arctic cinquefoil	Deppe's Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

arctic cinquefoil

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Deppe's Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

arctic cinquefoil

The Arctic cinquefoil (Potentilla hyparctica) is a species in the genus Potentilla. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.