Ardilla Gris Oriental vs lírio-fétido

Sciurus carolinensis compared with Iris foetidissima

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ardilla Gris Oriental	lírio-fétido
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Arthropoda (artrópodos)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Insecta (insecto)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Mantodea (Mantodea)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)	Iris
Species	Sciurus carolinensis	Iris foetidissima

Evolutionary Relationship

Ardilla Gris Oriental and lírio-fétido share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Ardilla Gris Oriental

NE — Not Evaluated

Trend: Stable →

lírio-fétido

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ardilla Gris Oriental	lírio-fétido
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).

lírio-fétido

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (8 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand).

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇮🇪 Ireland 🇮🇹 Italy 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇺🇸 United States