Abert's Squirrel vs coral-bean

Sciurus aberti compared with Erythrina fusca

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Abert's Squirrel coral-bean
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Rodentia (Rodents) Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family Sciuridae (Squirrels) Fabaceae
Genus Sciurus (Tree Squirrels) Erythrina
Species Sciurus aberti Erythrina fusca

Conservation Status

Abert's Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

coral-bean

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Abert's Squirrel coral-bean
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Abert's Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

coral-bean

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Oceanian biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Equatorial Guinea, Madagascar, Sao Tome and Principe), Oceania and the Pacific (Tonga), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Abert's Squirrel

The Abert's Squirrel (Sciurus aberti) is a species in the genus Sciurus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. It typically inhabits diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

coral-bean

No description available.

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