Beecroft s Scaly-tailed Squirrel. vs Forest redgum

Anomalurus beecrofti compared with Eucalyptus tereticornis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beecroft s Scaly-tailed Squirrel.	Forest redgum
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Anomaluridae	Myrtaceae
Genus	Anomalurus	Eucalyptus
Species	Anomalurus beecrofti	Eucalyptus tereticornis

Conservation Status

Beecroft s Scaly-tailed Squirrel.

LC — Least Concern

Forest redgum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beecroft s Scaly-tailed Squirrel.	Forest redgum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beecroft s Scaly-tailed Squirrel.

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Forest redgum

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including deserts and xeric shrublands, tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 7 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Indomalayan and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (6 countries), Asia (6 countries), Europe (Portugal), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.