Forest Giant Squirrel vs Maui's paddle

Protoxerus stangeri compared with Elaphoglossum crassicaule

Key Differences

• Forest Giant Squirrel is Least Concern while Maui's paddle is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Forest Giant Squirrel	Maui's paddle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Dryopteridaceae
Genus	Protoxerus	Elaphoglossum
Species	Protoxerus stangeri	Elaphoglossum crassicaule

Conservation Status

Forest Giant Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Maui's paddle

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Forest Giant Squirrel	Maui's paddle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Forest Giant Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Maui's paddle

Habitat

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