chestnut worm vs Forrest's Rock Squirrel

Lumbricus castaneus compared with Sciurotamias forresti

Key Differences

• chestnut worm is Not Evaluated while Forrest's Rock Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	chestnut worm	Forrest's Rock Squirrel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Annelida (Segmented Worms)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Clitellata (Clitellata)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Crassiclitellata (Crassiclitellata)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Lumbricidae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Lumbricus	Sciurotamias
Species	Lumbricus castaneus	Sciurotamias forresti

Evolutionary Relationship

chestnut worm and Forrest's Rock Squirrel share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

chestnut worm

NE — Not Evaluated

Forrest's Rock Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	chestnut worm	Forrest's Rock Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

chestnut worm

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Forrest's Rock Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

chestnut worm

The chestnut worm (Lumbricus castaneus) is a species in the genus Lumbricus. Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.