Butterfly Stingaree vs Forrest's Rock Squirrel

Urolophus papilio compared with Sciurotamias forresti

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Butterfly Stingaree	Forrest's Rock Squirrel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Elasmobranchii	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Urolophidae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Urolophus	Sciurotamias
Species	Urolophus papilio	Sciurotamias forresti

Evolutionary Relationship

Butterfly Stingaree and Forrest's Rock Squirrel share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Butterfly Stingaree

LC — Least Concern

Forrest's Rock Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Butterfly Stingaree	Forrest's Rock Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Butterfly Stingaree

Forrest's Rock Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Butterfly Stingaree

The Butterfly Stingaree (Urolophus papilio) is a species in the genus Urolophus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.