American red squirrel vs Slippery Jill

Tamiasciurus hudsonicus compared with Suillus salmonicolor

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American red squirrel	Slippery Jill
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Roedores)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Suillaceae
Genus	Tamiasciurus	Suillus
Species	Tamiasciurus hudsonicus	Suillus salmonicolor

Conservation Status

American red squirrel

NE — Not Evaluated

Slippery Jill

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American red squirrel	Slippery Jill
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

American red squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (United States).

Slippery Jill

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.

American red squirrel

The American red squirrel (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus) is a species in the genus Tamiasciurus. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States