Deppe's Squirrel vs Tiny vetch

Sciurus deppei compared with Vicia hirsuta

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Deppe's Squirrel Tiny vetch
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Rodentia (Rodents) Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family Sciuridae (Squirrels) Fabaceae
Genus Sciurus (Tree Squirrels) Vicia
Species Sciurus deppei Vicia hirsuta

Conservation Status

Deppe's Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Tiny vetch

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Deppe's Squirrel Tiny vetch
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Deppe's Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tiny vetch

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (15 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina, Chile, Ecuador).

Deppe's Squirrel

No description available.

Tiny vetch

No description available.

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