Chinkapin Oak vs Deppe's Squirrel

Quercus muehlenbergii compared with Sciurus deppei

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinkapin Oak	Deppe's Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Fagaceae (Beech Family)	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Quercus (Oaks)	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)
Species	Quercus muehlenbergii	Sciurus deppei

Conservation Status

Chinkapin Oak

LC — Least Concern

Deppe's Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinkapin Oak	Deppe's Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinkapin Oak

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Deppe's Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Chinkapin Oak

The Chinkapin Oak (Quercus muehlenbergii) is a species in the genus Quercus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Distributed across Canada and United States.