Alectryon vs dwarf scaly-tailed squirrel

Alectryon tropicus compared with Anomalurus pusillus

Key Differences

• Alectryon is Near Threatened while dwarf scaly-tailed squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alectryon	dwarf scaly-tailed squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Sapindaceae	Anomaluridae
Genus	Alectryon	Anomalurus
Species	Alectryon tropicus	Anomalurus pusillus

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

dwarf scaly-tailed squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alectryon	dwarf scaly-tailed squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alectryon

Habitat

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

dwarf scaly-tailed squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Alectryon

The Alectryon (Alectryon tropicus) is a species in the genus Alectryon. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.