Arizona Gray Squirrel vs Floating Fern

Sciurus arizonensis compared with Salvinia natans

Key Differences

• Arizona Gray Squirrel is Data Deficient while Floating Fern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arizona Gray Squirrel	Floating Fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Salviniaceae
Genus	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)	Salvinia
Species	Sciurus arizonensis	Salvinia natans

Conservation Status

Arizona Gray Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arizona Gray Squirrel	Floating Fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arizona Gray Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Floating Fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (Honduras), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

Arizona Gray Squirrel

The Arizona Gray Squirrel, Sciurus arizonensis, is a species. Its conservation status is listed as Data Deficient, meaning insufficient information exists to assess its risk of extinction. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.