Beecroft s Scaly-tailed Squirrel. vs ilima

Anomalurus beecrofti compared with Sida cordifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Beecroft s Scaly-tailed Squirrel. ilima
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Rodentia (Rodents) Malvales (Malvales)
Family Anomaluridae Malvaceae
Genus Anomalurus Sida
Species Anomalurus beecrofti Sida cordifolia

Conservation Status

Beecroft s Scaly-tailed Squirrel.

LC — Least Concern

ilima

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Beecroft s Scaly-tailed Squirrel. ilima
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beecroft s Scaly-tailed Squirrel.

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

ilima

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and deserts and xeric shrublands spanning the Australasia and Afrotropic and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (8 countries), Asia (5 countries), Europe (Sweden), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), 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.

ilima

No description available.

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