Beecroft s Scaly-tailed Squirrel. vs Red Rice

Anomalurus beecrofti compared with Oryza punctata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beecroft s Scaly-tailed Squirrel.	Red Rice
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Anomaluridae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Anomalurus	Oryza (Rice)
Species	Anomalurus beecrofti	Oryza punctata

Conservation Status

Beecroft s Scaly-tailed Squirrel.

LC — Least Concern

Red Rice

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beecroft s Scaly-tailed Squirrel.	Red Rice
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 Rice

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across India 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.