Beecroft s Scaly-tailed Squirrel. vs Melancholy Thistle

Anomalurus beecrofti compared with Cirsium heterophyllum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beecroft s Scaly-tailed Squirrel.	Melancholy Thistle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Anomaluridae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Anomalurus	Cirsium
Species	Anomalurus beecrofti	Cirsium heterophyllum

Conservation Status

Beecroft s Scaly-tailed Squirrel.

LC — Least Concern

Melancholy Thistle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beecroft s Scaly-tailed Squirrel.	Melancholy Thistle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beecroft s Scaly-tailed Squirrel.

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Melancholy Thistle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).

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.