Forrest's Rock Squirrel vs Sickle Medick

Sciurotamias forresti compared with Medicago falcata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Forrest's Rock Squirrel	Sickle Medick
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Fabaceae
Genus	Sciurotamias	Medicago
Species	Sciurotamias forresti	Medicago falcata

Conservation Status

Forrest's Rock Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Sickle Medick

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Forrest's Rock Squirrel	Sickle Medick
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Forrest's Rock Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sickle Medick

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Morocco, South Africa), Asia (Japan, Taiwan), Europe (10 countries), and South America (Brazil).