Abert's Squirrel vs Elephant Apple

Sciurus aberti compared with Dillenia indica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Abert's Squirrel	Elephant Apple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Dilleniales (Dilleniales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Dilleniaceae
Genus	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)	Dillenia
Species	Sciurus aberti	Dillenia indica

Conservation Status

Abert's Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Elephant Apple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Abert's Squirrel	Elephant Apple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Abert's Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Elephant Apple

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Congo (DRC), Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles, and Taiwan.

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.