Forest Giant Squirrel vs Pheasant's-eye

Protoxerus stangeri compared with Adonis annua

Key Differences

• Forest Giant Squirrel is Least Concern while Pheasant's-eye is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Forest Giant Squirrel	Pheasant's-eye
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Ranunculaceae
Genus	Protoxerus	Adonis
Species	Protoxerus stangeri	Adonis annua

Conservation Status

Forest Giant Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Pheasant's-eye

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Forest Giant Squirrel	Pheasant's-eye
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Forest Giant Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pheasant's-eye

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (17 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).