Forest Giant Squirrel vs Splayed Deerfly

Protoxerus stangeri compared with Chrysops caecutiens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Forest Giant Squirrel	Splayed Deerfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Tabanidae
Genus	Protoxerus	Chrysops
Species	Protoxerus stangeri	Chrysops caecutiens

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Forest Giant Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Splayed Deerfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Forest Giant Squirrel	Splayed Deerfly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Forest Giant Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Splayed Deerfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.