Forest Giant Squirrel vs Sand Saffron

Protoxerus stangeri compared with Colchicum arenarium

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Forest Giant Squirrel	Sand Saffron
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Liliales (Liliales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Colchicaceae
Genus	Protoxerus	Colchicum
Species	Protoxerus stangeri	Colchicum arenarium

Conservation Status

Forest Giant Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Sand Saffron

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Forest Giant Squirrel	Sand Saffron
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Forest Giant Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sand Saffron

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.