Chestnut-backed Chickadee vs Deppe's Squirrel

Poecile rufescens compared with Sciurus deppei

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut-backed Chickadee	Deppe's Squirrel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Paridae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Poecile	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)
Species	Poecile rufescens	Sciurus deppei

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut-backed Chickadee and Deppe's Squirrel share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Chestnut-backed Chickadee

LC — Least Concern

Deppe's Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut-backed Chickadee	Deppe's Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut-backed Chickadee

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.

Deppe's Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Chestnut-backed Chickadee

The Chestnut-backed Chickadee (Poecile rufescens) is a species in the genus Poecile. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.