Deppe's Squirrel vs Tree Protea

Sciurus deppei compared with Protea nitida

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Deppe's Squirrel	Tree Protea
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Proteales (Proteales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Proteaceae
Genus	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)	Protea
Species	Sciurus deppei	Protea nitida

Conservation Status

Deppe's Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Tree Protea

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Deppe's Squirrel	Tree Protea
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Deppe's Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tree Protea

Habitat

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