Ardilla Listada Oriental vs Melancholy Thistle

Tamias striatus compared with Cirsium heterophyllum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ardilla Listada Oriental	Melancholy 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 heterophyllum

Conservation Status

Ardilla Listada Oriental

LC — Least Concern

Melancholy Thistle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ardilla Listada Oriental	Melancholy 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).

Melancholy Thistle

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).

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.