Nelson s Antelope Squirrel vs wild safflower

Ammospermophilus nelsoni compared with Carthamus oxyacanthus

Key Differences

• Nelson s Antelope Squirrel is Endangered while wild safflower is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

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

Conservation Status

Nelson s Antelope Squirrel

EN — Endangered

wild safflower

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Nelson s Antelope Squirrel	wild safflower
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Nelson s Antelope Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

wild safflower

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, India, Pakistan, and Sweden.