Forest Giant Squirrel vs waterbuck

Protoxerus stangeri compared with Kobus ellipsiprymnus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Forest Giant Squirrel	waterbuck
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Protoxerus	Kobus
Species	Protoxerus stangeri	Kobus ellipsiprymnus

Evolutionary Relationship

Forest Giant Squirrel and waterbuck share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Forest Giant Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

waterbuck

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Forest Giant Squirrel	waterbuck
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Forest Giant Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

waterbuck

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in South Africa.