Forest Giant Squirrel vs West Indies cherry

Protoxerus stangeri compared with Prunus myrtifolia

Key Differences

• Forest Giant Squirrel is Least Concern while West Indies cherry is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Forest Giant Squirrel	West Indies cherry
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)	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Protoxerus	Prunus (Cherries & Plums)
Species	Protoxerus stangeri	Prunus myrtifolia

Conservation Status

Forest Giant Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

West Indies cherry

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Forest Giant Squirrel	West Indies cherry
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Forest Giant Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

West Indies cherry

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Brazil.