Fly marsh elder vs Gray-bellied Squirrel

Iva cheiranthifolia compared with Callosciurus caniceps

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fly marsh elder	Gray-bellied 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	Callosciurus
Species	Iva cheiranthifolia	Callosciurus caniceps

Conservation Status

Fly marsh elder

LC — Least Concern

Gray-bellied Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fly marsh elder	Gray-bellied 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.

Gray-bellied Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.