Forest Giant Squirrel vs Light Red Meranti

Protoxerus stangeri compared with Shorea lepidota

Key Differences

• Forest Giant Squirrel is Least Concern while Light Red Meranti is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Forest Giant Squirrel	Light Red Meranti
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Dipterocarpaceae
Genus	Protoxerus	Shorea
Species	Protoxerus stangeri	Shorea lepidota

Conservation Status

Forest Giant Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Light Red Meranti

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Forest Giant Squirrel	Light Red Meranti
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Forest Giant Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Light Red Meranti

Habitat

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