Forrest's Rock Squirrel vs Purple Prickly-pear

Sciurotamias forresti compared with Opuntia macrocentra

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Forrest's Rock Squirrel	Purple Prickly-pear
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Cactaceae
Genus	Sciurotamias	Opuntia
Species	Sciurotamias forresti	Opuntia macrocentra

Conservation Status

Forrest's Rock Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Purple Prickly-pear

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Forrest's Rock Squirrel	Purple Prickly-pear
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Forrest's Rock Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Purple Prickly-pear

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Brazil.