Ardilla Gris Oriental vs Mountain Aster

Sciurus carolinensis compared with Oclemena acuminata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ardilla Gris Oriental	Mountain Aster
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (planta)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)	Oclemena
Species	Sciurus carolinensis	Oclemena acuminata

Conservation Status

Ardilla Gris Oriental

NE — Not Evaluated

Trend: Stable →

Mountain Aster

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ardilla Gris Oriental	Mountain Aster
Diet	Omnivore	—
Average Lifespan	6 years	—
Average Length	25 cm	—
Average Weight	500 g	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ardilla Gris Oriental

Habitat

Typically found in a wide range of habitat types.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Indonesia), Europe (10 countries), and North America (Mexico, United States).

Mountain Aster

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Ardilla Gris Oriental

La ardilla gris oriental (Sciurus carolinensis) es nativa del este de Norteamérica y ha sido introducida en numerosas regiones del mundo por su alta adaptabilidad a entornos urbanos. Su estado de conservación es de preocupación menor (LC), aunque en países como el Reino Unido e Italia se considera una especie invasora que amenaza a la ardilla roja autóctona.