Fly marsh elder vs Forest Giant Squirrel

Iva cheiranthifolia compared with Protoxerus stangeri

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fly marsh elder	Forest Giant Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Iva	Protoxerus
Species	Iva cheiranthifolia	Protoxerus stangeri

Conservation Status

Fly marsh elder

LC — Least Concern

Forest Giant Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fly marsh elder	Forest Giant Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fly marsh elder

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Cuba and United States.

Forest Giant Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.