Forest Giant Squirrel vs Water Fig

Protoxerus stangeri compared with Ficus verruculosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Forest Giant Squirrel	Water Fig
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Moraceae
Genus	Protoxerus	Ficus
Species	Protoxerus stangeri	Ficus verruculosa

Conservation Status

Forest Giant Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Water Fig

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Forest Giant Squirrel	Water Fig
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Forest Giant Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Water Fig

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in Guinea.