Hoary ragwort vs Nelson s Antelope Squirrel

Jacobaea erucifolia compared with Ammospermophilus nelsoni

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hoary ragwort	Nelson s Antelope Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Jacobaea	Ammospermophilus
Species	Jacobaea erucifolia	Ammospermophilus nelsoni

Conservation Status

Hoary ragwort

EN — Endangered

Nelson s Antelope Squirrel

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hoary ragwort	Nelson s Antelope Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hoary ragwort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.