Floating Bur-Reed vs Gambian Sun Squirrel

Sparganium fluctuans compared with Heliosciurus gambianus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Floating Bur-Reed	Gambian Sun Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Typhaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Sparganium	Heliosciurus
Species	Sparganium fluctuans	Heliosciurus gambianus

Conservation Status

Floating Bur-Reed

LC — Least Concern

Gambian Sun Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Floating Bur-Reed	Gambian Sun Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Floating Bur-Reed

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Gambian Sun Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.