Forest Giant Squirrel vs Lake Baikal Mountain Vole

Protoxerus stangeri compared with Alticola olchonensis

Key Differences

• Forest Giant Squirrel is Least Concern while Lake Baikal Mountain Vole is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Forest Giant Squirrel	Lake Baikal Mountain Vole
Kingdom same	Animalia (प्राणी)	Animalia (प्राणी)
Phylum same	Chordata (रज्जुकी)	Chordata (रज्जुकी)
Class same	Mammalia (स्तनधारी)	Mammalia (स्तनधारी)
Order same	Rodentia (कृंतक)	Rodentia (कृंतक)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Cricetidae
Genus	Protoxerus	Alticola
Species	Protoxerus stangeri	Alticola olchonensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Forest Giant Squirrel and Lake Baikal Mountain Vole share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (कृंतक)

Conservation Status

Forest Giant Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Lake Baikal Mountain Vole

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Forest Giant Squirrel	Lake Baikal Mountain Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Forest Giant Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lake Baikal Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.