Alectryon vs Mentawai Squirrel

Alectryon tropicus compared with Callosciurus melanogaster

Key Differences

• Alectryon is Near Threatened while Mentawai Squirrel is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alectryon	Mentawai 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	Alectryon	Callosciurus
Species	Alectryon tropicus	Callosciurus melanogaster

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

Mentawai Squirrel

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alectryon	Mentawai 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.

Mentawai 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.