Alectryon vs Northern Palm Squirrel

Alectryon tropicus compared with Funambulus pennantii

Key Differences

• Alectryon is Near Threatened while Northern Palm Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alectryon	Northern Palm 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	Funambulus
Species	Alectryon tropicus	Funambulus pennantii

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

Northern Palm Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alectryon	Northern Palm 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.

Northern Palm Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United Arab Emirates.

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.