Forest Giant Squirrel vs Spangled Skimmer

Protoxerus stangeri compared with Libellula cyanea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Forest Giant Squirrel	Spangled Skimmer
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Libellulidae
Genus	Protoxerus	Libellula
Species	Protoxerus stangeri	Libellula cyanea

Evolutionary Relationship

Forest Giant Squirrel and Spangled Skimmer share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Forest Giant Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Spangled Skimmer

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Forest Giant Squirrel	Spangled Skimmer
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Forest Giant Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Spangled Skimmer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.