Beck'S Beggarticks vs Mentawai Squirrel

Bidens beckii compared with Callosciurus melanogaster

Key Differences

• Beck'S Beggarticks is Least Concern while Mentawai Squirrel is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beck'S Beggarticks	Mentawai Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Bidens	Callosciurus
Species	Bidens beckii	Callosciurus melanogaster

Conservation Status

Beck'S Beggarticks

LC — Least Concern

Mentawai Squirrel

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beck'S Beggarticks	Mentawai Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beck'S Beggarticks

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Mentawai Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Beck'S Beggarticks

The Beck'S Beggarticks (Bidens beckii) is a species in the genus Bidens. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.