Forest Giant Squirrel vs Long john

Protoxerus stangeri compared with Triplaris weigeltiana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Forest Giant Squirrel	Long john
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Polygonaceae
Genus	Protoxerus	Triplaris
Species	Protoxerus stangeri	Triplaris weigeltiana

Conservation Status

Forest Giant Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Long john

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Forest Giant Squirrel	Long john
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Forest Giant Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Long john

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and United States.