Beecroft s Scaly-tailed Squirrel. vs giant bamboo

Anomalurus beecrofti compared with Dendrocalamus giganteus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beecroft s Scaly-tailed Squirrel.	giant bamboo
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	Dendrocalamus
Species	Anomalurus beecrofti	Dendrocalamus giganteus

Conservation Status

Beecroft s Scaly-tailed Squirrel.

LC — Least Concern

giant bamboo

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beecroft s Scaly-tailed Squirrel.	giant bamboo
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beecroft s Scaly-tailed Squirrel.

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

giant bamboo

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Madagascar, Seychelles), Asia (India, Taiwan), and South America (Brazil, Ecuador).

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.