Blue Meadow Violet vs Mentawai Squirrel

Viola nephrophylla compared with Callosciurus melanogaster

Key Differences

• Blue Meadow Violet is Least Concern while Mentawai Squirrel is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue Meadow Violet	Mentawai Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Violaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Viola	Callosciurus
Species	Viola nephrophylla	Callosciurus melanogaster

Conservation Status

Blue Meadow Violet

LC — Least Concern

Mentawai Squirrel

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue Meadow Violet	Mentawai Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blue Meadow Violet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Mentawai Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Blue Meadow Violet

The Blue Meadow Violet (Viola nephrophylla) is a species in the genus Viola. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.