Beecroft s Scaly-tailed Squirrel. vs Jaggery palm

Anomalurus beecrofti compared with Caryota urens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Beecroft s Scaly-tailed Squirrel. Jaggery palm
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order Rodentia (Rodents) Arecales (Arecales)
Family Anomaluridae Arecaceae
Genus Anomalurus Caryota
Species Anomalurus beecrofti Caryota urens

Conservation Status

Beecroft s Scaly-tailed Squirrel.

LC — Least Concern

Jaggery palm

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beecroft s Scaly-tailed Squirrel.

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Jaggery palm

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests spanning the Indomalayan and Neotropic realms.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea, Seychelles, South Africa), Asia (India, Maldives, Taiwan), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru), 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.

Jaggery palm

No description available.

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