Arctic Mouse-Ear vs Deppe's Squirrel

Cerastium arcticum compared with Sciurus deppei

Key Differences

• Arctic Mouse-Ear is Not Evaluated while Deppe's Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arctic Mouse-Ear	Deppe's Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Caryophyllaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Cerastium	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)
Species	Cerastium arcticum	Sciurus deppei

Conservation Status

Arctic Mouse-Ear

NE — Not Evaluated

Deppe's Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arctic Mouse-Ear	Deppe's Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arctic Mouse-Ear

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, and Sweden.

Deppe's Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Arctic Mouse-Ear

The Arctic Mouse-Ear (Cerastium arcticum) is a species in the genus Cerastium. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.