Autumn Crocus vs Japanese Squirrel

Colchicum autumnale compared with Sciurus lis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Autumn Crocus	Japanese Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Liliales (Liliales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Colchicaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Colchicum	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)
Species	Colchicum autumnale	Sciurus lis

Conservation Status

Autumn Crocus

LC — Least Concern

Japanese Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Autumn Crocus	Japanese Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Autumn Crocus

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Libya), Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

Japanese Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

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

Autumn Crocus

The Autumn Crocus (Colchicum autumnale) is a species in the genus Colchicum. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.