Deppe's Squirrel vs foothill flat sedge

Sciurus deppei compared with Cyperus amabilis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Deppe's Squirrel	foothill flat sedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Roedores)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Cyperaceae
Genus	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)	Cyperus
Species	Sciurus deppei	Cyperus amabilis

Conservation Status

Deppe's Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

foothill flat sedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Deppe's Squirrel	foothill flat sedge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Deppe's Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

foothill flat sedge

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Burundi, Guinea, Madagascar), North America (Cuba), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).