Deppe's Squirrel vs fava

Sciurus deppei compared with Phaseolus lunatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Deppe's Squirrel fava
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (plantas)
Phylum Chordata (cordados) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (mamíferos) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Rodentia (Roedores) Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family Sciuridae (Squirrels) Fabaceae
Genus Sciurus (Tree Squirrels) Phaseolus
Species Sciurus deppei Phaseolus lunatus

Conservation Status

Deppe's Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

fava

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Deppe's Squirrel fava
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Deppe's Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

fava

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (20 countries), Asia (Philippines, Taiwan), Europe (Spain), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (7 countries), and South America (5 countries).

Deppe's Squirrel

No description available.

fava

No description available.

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