Beecroft s Scaly-tailed Squirrel. vs Goa-bean

Anomalurus beecrofti compared with Psophocarpus tetragonolobus

Key Differences

• Beecroft s Scaly-tailed Squirrel. is Least Concern while Goa-bean is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beecroft s Scaly-tailed Squirrel.	Goa-bean
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Anomaluridae	Fabaceae
Genus	Anomalurus	Psophocarpus
Species	Anomalurus beecrofti	Psophocarpus tetragonolobus

Conservation Status

Beecroft s Scaly-tailed Squirrel.

LC — Least Concern

Goa-bean

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beecroft s Scaly-tailed Squirrel.	Goa-bean
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beecroft s Scaly-tailed Squirrel.

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Goa-bean

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Philippines, and Taiwan.

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.