Blake'S Aster vs Indochinese Ground Squirrel

Oclemena blakei compared with Menetes berdmorei

Key Differences

• Blake'S Aster is Extinct while Indochinese Ground Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blake'S Aster	Indochinese Ground Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Oclemena	Menetes
Species	Oclemena blakei	Menetes berdmorei

Conservation Status

Blake'S Aster

EX — Extinct

Indochinese Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blake'S Aster	Indochinese Ground Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blake'S Aster

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Indochinese Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Blake'S Aster

The Blake'S Aster (Oclemena blakei) is a species in the genus Oclemena. It is currently classified as Extinct on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.