Forest Giant Squirrel vs sitatunga

Protoxerus stangeri compared with Tragelaphus spekii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Forest Giant Squirrel	sitatunga
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	Tragelaphus
Species	Protoxerus stangeri	Tragelaphus spekii

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Forest Giant Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

sitatunga

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Forest Giant Squirrel	sitatunga
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Forest Giant Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

sitatunga

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in South Africa.