Apple Pigmy vs Deppe's Squirrel

Stigmella malella compared with Sciurus deppei

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Apple Pigmy	Deppe's Squirrel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Nepticulidae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Stigmella	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)
Species	Stigmella malella	Sciurus deppei

Evolutionary Relationship

Apple Pigmy and Deppe's Squirrel share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Apple Pigmy

LC — Least Concern

Deppe's Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Apple Pigmy	Deppe's Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Apple Pigmy

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Sweden.

Deppe's Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Apple Pigmy

The Apple Pigmy (Stigmella malella) is a species in the genus Stigmella. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.