Ardilla Listada Oriental vs Field Thistle

Tamias striatus compared with Cirsium discolor

Key Differences

Ardilla Listada Oriental is Least Concern while Field Thistle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ardilla Listada Oriental	Field Thistle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Tamias	Cirsium
Species	Tamias striatus	Cirsium discolor

Conservation Status

Ardilla Listada Oriental

LC — Least Concern

Field Thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ardilla Listada Oriental	Field Thistle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ardilla Listada Oriental

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (United States).

Field Thistle

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Ardilla Listada Oriental

The Ardilla Listada Oriental (Tamias striatus) is a species in the genus Tamias. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.