akee vs Gambian Sun Squirrel

Blighia sapida compared with Heliosciurus gambianus

Key Differences

• akee is Not Evaluated while Gambian Sun Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	akee	Gambian Sun Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Sapindaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Blighia	Heliosciurus
Species	Blighia sapida	Heliosciurus gambianus

Conservation Status

akee

NE — Not Evaluated

Gambian Sun Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	akee	Gambian Sun Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

akee

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea), North America (Costa Rica, Cuba), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Gambian Sun Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

akee

The Akee (Blighia sapida) is a species in the genus Blighia. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.