Beecroft s Scaly-tailed Squirrel. vs Cretan Hard-grass

Anomalurus beecrofti compared with Aegilops caudata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beecroft s Scaly-tailed Squirrel.	Cretan Hard-grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Anomaluridae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Anomalurus	Aegilops
Species	Anomalurus beecrofti	Aegilops caudata

Conservation Status

Beecroft s Scaly-tailed Squirrel.

LC — Least Concern

Cretan Hard-grass

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beecroft s Scaly-tailed Squirrel.	Cretan Hard-grass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beecroft s Scaly-tailed Squirrel.

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cretan Hard-grass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across France and Mexico.

Beecroft s Scaly-tailed Squirrel.

The Beecroft s Scaly-tailed Squirrel. (Anomalurus beecrofti) is a species in the genus Anomalurus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.