Forrest's Rock Squirrel vs High mallow

Sciurotamias forresti compared with Malva sylvestris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Forrest's Rock Squirrel High mallow
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Rodentia (Rodents) Malvales (Malvales)
Family Sciuridae (Squirrels) Malvaceae
Genus Sciurotamias Malva
Species Sciurotamias forresti Malva sylvestris

Conservation Status

Forrest's Rock Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

High mallow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Forrest's Rock Squirrel High mallow
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Forrest's Rock Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

High mallow

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Angola, Zimbabwe), Asia (6 countries), Europe (24 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (5 countries).

Forrest's Rock Squirrel

No description available.

High mallow

No description available.

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