Flowering Currant vs Mentawai Squirrel

Ribes sanguineum compared with Callosciurus melanogaster

Key Differences

• Flowering Currant is Not Evaluated while Mentawai Squirrel is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flowering Currant	Mentawai Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Saxifragales (Saxifragales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Grossulariaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Ribes	Callosciurus
Species	Ribes sanguineum	Callosciurus melanogaster

Conservation Status

Flowering Currant

NE — Not Evaluated

Mentawai Squirrel

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flowering Currant	Mentawai Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flowering Currant

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (13 countries) and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand).

Mentawai Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.