Forest Giant Squirrel vs Subarctic Darner

Protoxerus stangeri compared with Aeshna subarctica

Key Differences

• Forest Giant Squirrel is Least Concern while Subarctic Darner is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Forest Giant Squirrel	Subarctic Darner
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Aeshnidae
Genus	Protoxerus	Aeshna
Species	Protoxerus stangeri	Aeshna subarctica

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Forest Giant Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Subarctic Darner

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Forest Giant Squirrel	Subarctic Darner
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Forest Giant Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Subarctic Darner

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.