mélanippe hastée vs Forrest's Rock Squirrel

Rheumaptera hastata compared with Sciurotamias forresti

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	mélanippe hastée	Forrest's Rock Squirrel
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Arthropoda (arthropodes)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (insecte)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Geometridae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Rheumaptera	Sciurotamias
Species	Rheumaptera hastata	Sciurotamias forresti

Evolutionary Relationship

mélanippe hastée and Forrest's Rock Squirrel share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (animal)

Conservation Status

mélanippe hastée

LC — Least Concern

Forrest's Rock Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	mélanippe hastée	Forrest's Rock Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

mélanippe hastée

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (4 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

Forrest's Rock Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

mélanippe hastée

The Argent & Sable, Rheumaptera hastata, is a species. It is currently assessed as least concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.