Forrest's Rock Squirrel vs Fruit Fly

Sciurotamias forresti compared with Urophora cardui

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Forrest's Rock Squirrel	Fruit Fly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Tephritidae
Genus	Sciurotamias	Urophora
Species	Sciurotamias forresti	Urophora cardui

Evolutionary Relationship

Forrest's Rock Squirrel and Fruit Fly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Forrest's Rock Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Fruit Fly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Forrest's Rock Squirrel	Fruit Fly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Forrest's Rock Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fruit Fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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