Beecroft s Scaly-tailed Squirrel. vs Red ginger

Anomalurus beecrofti compared with Alpinia purpurata

Key Differences

• Beecroft s Scaly-tailed Squirrel. is Least Concern while Red ginger is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beecroft s Scaly-tailed Squirrel.	Red ginger
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)
Family	Anomaluridae	Zingiberaceae
Genus	Anomalurus	Alpinia
Species	Anomalurus beecrofti	Alpinia purpurata

Conservation Status

Beecroft s Scaly-tailed Squirrel.

LC — Least Concern

Red ginger

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beecroft s Scaly-tailed Squirrel.	Red ginger
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beecroft s Scaly-tailed Squirrel.

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red ginger

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles), Asia (India, Taiwan, Thailand), North America (13 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (9 countries), and South America (4 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.