arctic ground squirrel vs Forest Giant Squirrel

Urocitellus parryii compared with Protoxerus stangeri

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	arctic ground squirrel	Forest Giant Squirrel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family same	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Urocitellus	Protoxerus
Species	Urocitellus parryii	Protoxerus stangeri

Evolutionary Relationship

arctic ground squirrel and Forest Giant Squirrel share a common ancestor at the Family level: Sciuridae. (Squirrels)

Conservation Status

arctic ground squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Forest Giant Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	arctic ground squirrel	Forest Giant Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

arctic ground squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Forest Giant Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

arctic ground squirrel

The Arctic ground squirrel (Urocitellus parryii) is a species in the genus Urocitellus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.