Carrion-Flower vs Forrest's Rock Squirrel

Smilax herbacea compared with Sciurotamias forresti

Key Differences

• Carrion-Flower is Not Evaluated while Forrest's Rock Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Carrion-Flower	Forrest's Rock Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Liliales (Liliales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Smilacaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Smilax	Sciurotamias
Species	Smilax herbacea	Sciurotamias forresti

Conservation Status

Carrion-Flower

NE — Not Evaluated

Forrest's Rock Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Carrion-Flower	Forrest's Rock Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Carrion-Flower

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Forrest's Rock Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Carrion-Flower

The Carrion-flower (Smilax herbacea) is a species in the genus Smilax. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.