Forest Giant Squirrel vs Fringed Cup

Protoxerus stangeri compared with Encoelia fimbriata

Key Differences

• Forest Giant Squirrel is Least Concern while Fringed Cup is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Forest Giant Squirrel	Fringed Cup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Helotiales (Helotiales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Cenangiaceae
Genus	Protoxerus	Encoelia
Species	Protoxerus stangeri	Encoelia fimbriata

Conservation Status

Forest Giant Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Fringed Cup

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Forest Giant Squirrel	Fringed Cup
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Forest Giant Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fringed Cup