Ardilla Gris Oriental vs ten-commandments

Sciurus carolinensis compared with Maranta leuconeura

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ardilla Gris Oriental	ten-commandments
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (planta)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Marantaceae
Genus	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)	Maranta
Species	Sciurus carolinensis	Maranta leuconeura

Conservation Status

Ardilla Gris Oriental

NE — Not Evaluated

Trend: Stable →

ten-commandments

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ardilla Gris Oriental	ten-commandments
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).

ten-commandments

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Seychelles, and South Africa.

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.