Forest Giant Squirrel vs Hairy Snakefern

Protoxerus stangeri compared with Microgramma piloselloides

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Forest Giant Squirrel	Hairy Snakefern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Polypodiaceae
Genus	Protoxerus	Microgramma
Species	Protoxerus stangeri	Microgramma piloselloides

Conservation Status

Forest Giant Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Hairy Snakefern

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Forest Giant Squirrel	Hairy Snakefern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Forest Giant Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hairy Snakefern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Cuba.