Forrest's Rock Squirrel vs Pavement ant

Sciurotamias forresti compared with Tetramorium caespitum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Forrest's Rock Squirrel	Pavement ant
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Formicidae
Genus	Sciurotamias	Tetramorium
Species	Sciurotamias forresti	Tetramorium caespitum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Forrest's Rock Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Pavement ant

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Forrest's Rock Squirrel	Pavement ant
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Forrest's Rock Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pavement ant

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (India), Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Argentina, Venezuela).