Gambian Sun Squirrel vs Vegetable fern

Heliosciurus gambianus compared with Diplazium esculentum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gambian Sun Squirrel	Vegetable fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Athyriaceae
Genus	Heliosciurus	Diplazium
Species	Heliosciurus gambianus	Diplazium esculentum

Conservation Status

Gambian Sun Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Vegetable fern

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gambian Sun Squirrel	Vegetable fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gambian Sun Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Vegetable fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Australia, Portugal, South Africa, and United States.