Forest Giant Squirrel vs giant flat sedge

Protoxerus stangeri compared with Cyperus giganteus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Forest Giant Squirrel	giant flat sedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Cyperaceae
Genus	Protoxerus	Cyperus
Species	Protoxerus stangeri	Cyperus giganteus

Conservation Status

Forest Giant Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

giant flat sedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Forest Giant Squirrel	giant flat sedge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Forest Giant Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

giant flat sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.