Forest Giant Squirrel vs Idaho Licorice-root

Protoxerus stangeri compared with Ligusticum verticillatum

Key Differences

• Forest Giant Squirrel is Least Concern while Idaho Licorice-root is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Forest Giant Squirrel	Idaho Licorice-root
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Apiales (Apiales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Apiaceae
Genus	Protoxerus	Ligusticum
Species	Protoxerus stangeri	Ligusticum verticillatum

Conservation Status

Forest Giant Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Idaho Licorice-root

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Forest Giant Squirrel	Idaho Licorice-root
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Forest Giant Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Idaho Licorice-root

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Canada.