Forest Giant Squirrel vs lowland paca

Protoxerus stangeri compared with Cuniculus paca

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Forest Giant Squirrel	lowland paca
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Cuniculidae
Genus	Protoxerus	Cuniculus
Species	Protoxerus stangeri	Cuniculus paca

Evolutionary Relationship

Forest Giant Squirrel and lowland paca share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Rodents)

Conservation Status

Forest Giant Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

lowland paca

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Forest Giant Squirrel	lowland paca
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Forest Giant Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

lowland paca

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, and Venezuela.