Forest Giant Squirrel vs Wade’s Pitogo

Protoxerus stangeri compared with Cycas wadei

Key Differences

• Forest Giant Squirrel is Least Concern while Wade’s Pitogo is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Forest Giant Squirrel	Wade’s Pitogo
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Cycadopsida (Cycadopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Cycadales (Cycadales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Cycadaceae
Genus	Protoxerus	Cycas
Species	Protoxerus stangeri	Cycas wadei

Conservation Status

Forest Giant Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Wade’s Pitogo

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Forest Giant Squirrel	Wade’s Pitogo
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Forest Giant Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Wade’s Pitogo