Forest Giant Squirrel vs sable antelope

Protoxerus stangeri compared with Hippotragus niger

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Forest Giant Squirrel	sable antelope
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Protoxerus	Hippotragus
Species	Protoxerus stangeri	Hippotragus niger

Evolutionary Relationship

Forest Giant Squirrel and sable antelope share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Forest Giant Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

sable antelope

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Forest Giant Squirrel	sable antelope
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Forest Giant Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

sable antelope

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in South Africa.