Black Bindweed vs Forest Giant Squirrel

Fallopia convolvulus compared with Protoxerus stangeri

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Black Bindweed Forest Giant Squirrel
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales) Rodentia (Rodents)
Family Polygonaceae Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus Fallopia Protoxerus
Species Fallopia convolvulus Protoxerus stangeri

Conservation Status

Black Bindweed

LC — Least Concern

Forest Giant Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Black Bindweed Forest Giant Squirrel
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Bindweed

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Israel, Taiwan), Europe (16 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Chile).

Forest Giant Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Black Bindweed

The Black Bindweed (Fallopia convolvulus) is a species in the genus Fallopia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Forest Giant Squirrel

No description available.

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