five-leaf crotalaria vs Nelson s Antelope Squirrel

Crotalaria quinquefolia compared with Ammospermophilus nelsoni

Key Differences

five-leaf crotalaria is Least Concern while Nelson s Antelope Squirrel is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	five-leaf crotalaria	Nelson s Antelope Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Fabaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Crotalaria	Ammospermophilus
Species	Crotalaria quinquefolia	Ammospermophilus nelsoni

Conservation Status

five-leaf crotalaria

LC — Least Concern

Nelson s Antelope Squirrel

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	five-leaf crotalaria	Nelson s Antelope Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

five-leaf crotalaria

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Australasia biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan, Singapore), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (Guyana).