Forrest's Rock Squirrel vs Spanish Iris

Sciurotamias forresti compared with Iris xiphium

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Forrest's Rock Squirrel	Spanish Iris
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Mantodea (Mantodea)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Sciurotamias	Iris
Species	Sciurotamias forresti	Iris xiphium

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Forrest's Rock Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Spanish Iris

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Forrest's Rock Squirrel	Spanish Iris
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Forrest's Rock Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Spanish Iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).