arrowroot vs Borneo Black-banded Squirrel

Thalia geniculata compared with Callosciurus orestes

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	arrowroot	Borneo Black-banded Squirrel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Thaliacea (Thaliacea)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Salpida (Salpida)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Salpidae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Thalia	Callosciurus
Species	Thalia geniculata	Callosciurus orestes

Evolutionary Relationship

arrowroot and Borneo Black-banded Squirrel share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

arrowroot

LC — Least Concern

Borneo Black-banded Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	arrowroot	Borneo Black-banded Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

arrowroot

Habitat

Native to Africa and Asia and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

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

Borneo Black-banded Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

arrowroot

The Arrowroot, Thalia geniculata, is a species. It is currently assessed as least concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Africa and Asia and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Borneo Black-banded Squirrel

The Borneo Black-banded Squirrel (Callosciurus orestes) is a species in the genus Callosciurus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.