Alectryon vs Thomas's Rope Squirrel

Alectryon tropicus compared with Funisciurus anerythrus

Key Differences

• Alectryon is Near Threatened while Thomas's Rope Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alectryon	Thomas's Rope 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	Funisciurus
Species	Alectryon tropicus	Funisciurus anerythrus

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

Thomas's Rope Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alectryon	Thomas's Rope 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.

Thomas's Rope 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.