Ardilla Gris Oriental vs Elm Button

Sciurus carolinensis compared with Acleris kochiella

Key Differences

• Ardilla Gris Oriental is Not Evaluated while Elm Button is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ardilla Gris Oriental	Elm Button
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Arthropoda (artrópode)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Insecta (inseto)
Order	Rodentia (Roedores)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Tortricidae
Genus	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)	Acleris
Species	Sciurus carolinensis	Acleris kochiella

Evolutionary Relationship

Ardilla Gris Oriental and Elm Button share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Ardilla Gris Oriental

NE — Not Evaluated

Trend: Stable →

Elm Button

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ardilla Gris Oriental	Elm Button
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).

Elm Button

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Ardilla Gris Oriental

O esquilo-cinzento-oriental (Sciurus carolinensis) é nativo do leste da América do Norte e foi introduzido em muitas regiões do mundo pela sua alta adaptabilidade a ambientes urbanos. Seu estado de conservação é de preocupação menor (LC), embora em países como o Reino Unido e a Itália seja considerado uma espécie invasora que ameaça o esquilo-vermelho nativo.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇸🇪 Sweden